New Delhi (21.12.21): With the present chief secretary, Tripurari Sharan (IAS:1985:BH), set to retire this month-end, the Bihar government is now exploring prospective candidates to fill the post. Sharan was appointed the CS on May 1, 2021, and was given two extensions of three months each, one in June and the other in September.
At present, there are 12 officers in the rank of Additional Chief Secretary in the state, Sanjiv Kumar Sinha (IAS:1986:BH) is the senior-most but many see Amir Subhani (IAS:1987:BH) as the front runner. Atul Prasad (IAS:1987:BH) is also in the race. Subhani would retire in April 2024, while Sinha and Prasad would retire in May 2022.
Other officers included Sudhir Kumar (IAS:1988:BH), Vivek Kumar Singh (IAS:1989:BH), Brajesh Mehrotra (IAS:1989:BH), Vandana Kinni (IAS:1986:BH), Sanjay Kumar (IAS:1990:BH), Chaitanya Prasad (IAS:1990:BH), KK Pathak (IAS: 1990:BH), Pratyaya Amrit (IAS:1991:BH) and S Siddharth (IAS:1991:BH).
If some well-placed sources are to be believed ACS Sanjay Kumar and PS to CM Chanchal Kumar are expected to for central deputation.
