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Ashwani Kumar, the special officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), has been appointed as the principal secretary (home) in the Delhi government.
Ashwini Kumar is a 1992 batch IAS officer from AGMUT cadre
Kumar will continue to serve as the special officer of the MCD
Senior bureaucrat Ashwani Kumar has been appointed as the home secretary of Delhi. The information was given in the official order issued on Friday. According to the order, Ashwini Kumar is a 1992 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the AGMUT cadre and is currently posted as a Special Officer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). He will continue to discharge this responsibility.
The order issued by the Services Department of the Delhi Government said, "The Honorable Lieutenant Governor of Delhi is pleased to post Special Officer, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Ashwani Kumar, a 1992 batch AGMUT cadre officer, with immediate effect after the approval of the competent authority as Principal Secretary, Home Department, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT)."
Apart from this, Kumar should continue to serve as the Special Officer of the MCD to which he was appointed on the order of the Ministry of Home Affairs on 20 May 2022, the order said.
Kumar had earlier served as the Chief Secretary of Puducherry.