New Delhi, July 17 -- The Centre has appointed senior IAS officer Puneet Kumar Goel as the new chief secretary of Manipur, according to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
Goel will replace Prashant Kumar, who was appointed as the secretary of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes. Kumar, a 1993-batch officer of the Manipur cadre, was repatriated to his parent cadre on the Manipur government's request in January 2025 and later appointed chief secretary.
Goel is the fourth chief secretary appointed in Manipur since violence began in May 2024.
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