New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- The Centre on Saturday announced key appointments at the secretary rank in the government, with 1991-batch IAS officer S Gopalakrishnan being appointed the chairman of the Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
The order issued by the department of personnel and training (DoPT) said that Gopalakrishnan would take charge on October 31, upon the voluntary retirement from service (VRS) of current chairman Rakesh Ranjan.
Ranjan was appointed the SSC chairman on May 29 and was set to retire in August 2026.
Earlier in July, UPSC chairperson Manoj Soni too resigned from the post, citing personal reasons, even though he was set to remain in the post till May 15, 2029.
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