India, Aug. 26 -- The central government on Monday approved the extension of inter-cadre deputation for senior IAS officer Anjaneya Kumar Singh for a year till August 2026. Singh is a 2005-batch officer of the Sikkim cadre,

Singh, who had been serving as divisional commissioner of Moradabad, went on a 60-day leave after his deputation to Uttar Pradesh expired on August 14. The Uttar Pradesh government had formally requested the Centre to extend his deputation by one year, citing administrative continuity. With the extension, he is expected to continue serving in Uttar Pradesh.

Singh gained prominence during his tenure as district magistrate of Rampur, where he took action against senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. During the 2019 ...