Law Kumar Mishra
Patna, August 31
The 1989 batch IAS officer, Amrit Lal Meena on Saturday took over as Chief Secretary of Bihar.
Meena succeeds Brajendra Makhotra who superannuated today. His tenure as Chief Secretary of Bihar will continue till August 31, 2025.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the “repatriation” of Amrit Lal Meena, serving as the Secretary, the Ministry of Coal, to Bihar as a new Chief Secretary of the state “on the request” of the Nitish Kumar government.
Soon after taking charge, Meena called on the Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar and discussed the state affairs.
Meanwhile, Alok Raj has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) of Bihar. Raj is a 1989 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and is currently serving as the Director General of the Vigilance Investigation Bureau in the Bihar Police.
Raj is the son-in-law of IPS officer and former Chhattisgarh Governor Dinesh Nandan Sahay. Interestingly, Sahay has also served as Director General of the Vigilance Investigation before he was appointed Governor of Chhattisgarh in November 2000.
A resident of Kankarbagh colony in Patna, Alok Raj is topper in MSc (Geology) from Patna University (88), has golden voice and is a good singer.
Alok Raj will remain the DGP until the Assembly elections. He will hold the position until December 31, 2025, meaning he will serve as Bihar’s DGP through the elections.
Remarkably, both the Chief Secretary and Police Chief are batchmates.
