Anirudh Tiwari appointed as new Punjab Chief Secretary

The new political dispensation in Punjab, headed by Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, has chosen Anirudh Tiwari as the new Chief Secretary of the state. He is currently serving as Additional Chief Secretary, Development. He replaces Vini Mahajan, who had been serving as Chief Secretary since June last year, and was handpicked by former chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh. 

Though the names of three other officers -- seniormost after Mahajan -- Ravneet Kaur, Sanjay Kumar and VK Singh were also doing the rounds as contenders for the top post, Tiwari, who is junior to them and is a 1990 batch officer, was finally picked by the Channi government. Tiwari has also been given the charge of principal secretary, personnel and vigilance, in addition to his present duties that include financial commissioner, development; principal secretary, food processing, governance reforms and public grievances,