CM's secretary Amit Singhgets extension for two years
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Lucknow: The deputation of
Amit Singh
, an IRSS officer serving as secretary to Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath
since Aug 2017, has been extended for another two years. His tenure will continue till March 31, 2027.
This is the second extension for Singh, a 2000 batch officer of the Indian Railway Stores Services, after his five-year deputation ended in 2021. He worked with the ministry of external affairs for a year and, thereafter joined CM Yogi's secretariat, where he has been working as his secretary for the past eight years.
Before being appointed as the special secretary to CM Yogi in 2017, soft-spoken Singh worked as the regional passport officer, Lucknow, for a few months.
However, as soon as Yogi took over as the CM, he was appointed as the special secretary in his office.
Singh has also served as chief public relation officer, North-Eastern Railways headquarters, Gorakhpur. It is in Gorakhpur that Singh came close to Yogi, who then was the Gorakhpur MP.
Singh's initial deputation was for five years.Therafter he has got two extensions of two years each -- in 2021 and 2023. Singh had been a regular member of delegations sent abroad by the state govt to hold talks with stakeholders to attract investment or to participate in big events like Davos Economic forum.
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