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Rajiva Sinha to be the new chief secretary of West Bengal

Kolkata: Rajiva Sinha will be the new chief secretary of West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted on Thursday.

The present incumbent Malay Kumar De will retire on Monday, she said.

Also Read: Pramod Kumar Mishra is new principal secretary to PM Modi

Our present Chief Secretary, Malay Kumar De, is going to retire on 30 September, 2019. He served the state very well. We wish him all the best. (1/2)
— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) September 26, 2019

Sinha is currently the additional chief secretary to the health and family welfare department.

De, a 1985 batch IAS officer, was appointed the chief secretary in 2017 after the retirement of Basudeb Banerjee. (PTI)

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