Senior Bureaucrat Rahul Singh To Replace Nidhi Chhibber As New CBSE Chief

At present, Rahul Singh serves as the Additional Secretary in Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

Senior Bureaucrat Rahul Singh Appointed As New CBSE Chief

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In a key management rejig at the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), senior bureaucrat Rahul Singh has been appointed as the new CBSE chief, news agency PTI reported. The appointment comes as a part of a senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle by the central government. The outgoing CBSE chief, Nidhi Chhibber, has been appointed as the advisor to the NITI Aayog. 

Singh’s appointment has also been cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). Rahul Singh, a 1996-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre has been appointed as the CBSE chairperson, an order released by the Personnel Ministry was reported as saying into the matter.

At present, Singh is the Additional Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). His predecessor, Nidhi Chiber, will now serve as the advisor to the NITI Aayog at rank and pay of Additional Secretary by temporarily upgrading the post and extending her central deputation tenure by one year beyond March 24, 2024, the order was further reported as saying. 

As further part of the reshuffle, A P Das Joshi, a 1994-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre will be replacing Rahul Singh, and will serve as the Additional Secretary in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).  Moreover,  Rajeev Kumar Mital, Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor in the Department of Atomic Energy, has been appointed as the Director General of the National Mission for Clean Ganga under the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

fURTHERMORE, Gyanesh Bharti has been appointed as the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Women and Child Development and Deepak Narain has been named as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. 

(With inputs from PTI)