Pankaj Kumar to be new CS, Gujarat

Senior IAS officer Pankaj Kumar has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary to the Gujarat government, an official from the state General Administration department said on Friday. A 1986-batch IAS officer, Kumar (59) will replace Anil Mukim, who is   retiring from service on August 31, and will take charge on the same day, a release issued by the department stated. Kumar is currently serving as the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) of the state Home department, and before that he had spent a significant time as the ACS of the Revenue department.

Kamlesh Kant Pant will bew chairman of the National Pharmaceautical Pricing Authority(NPPA). He is presently posted in his cadre Himachal Pradesh. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer.