The Bihar government has appointed Sanjay Kumar (IAS:1990:BH) the principal secretary of the health department. He was awaiting his posting after returning from Jharkhand where he served as the principal secretary to Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das for three years. R K Mahajan (IAS:1987:BH), who was the principal secretary (health) with the additional charge of the education department, will continue as principal secretary (education) with the additional charge of OSD in the resident commissioner's office in New Delhi.