Elections round the corner, Bihar gets a new Chief Secretary: Who is Pratyaya Amrit?
The notification issued by Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, B Rajinder states: 'Pratyaya Amrit, development commissioner with additional charge of additional chief secretary, health and disaster management is transferred and appointed chief secretary with effect from 1 September, 2025, in view of retirement of present chief secretary Amrit Lal Meena on 31 August, 2025.'
In his career, Pratyaya Amrit has handled many crucial assignments. He has been among the key IAS officers, including R K Singh (former Union minister) and Amir Subhani (former chief secretary), entrusted with boosting governance and overhauling infrastructure.
First as secretary of the road construction department and later as energy department secretary, Pratyaya Amrit has been instrumental in constructing major roads in Bihar, including the state government's flagship Ganga Path and AIIMS-Digha flyover. Before the 2015 Assembly polls, the 1991-batch officer played a key role in strengthening power supply till village level in the state.
In 2011, Pratyaya Amrit was the only IAS officer picked by the government in the individual category for the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration.
During the Covid-19 second wave in 2021, he took over as Principal Secretary, Health Department, and played a key role in curbing the rise of new cases and containing the spread of the virus.
Pratyaya Amrit's appointment as Bihar Chief Secretary assumes significance as the state is going to polls this year end.
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