V Srinivas takes over as new Raj chief secretary
Jaipur, Nov. 18 -- Senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer V Srinivas on Monday took charge as the state's new chief secretary. He took up the mantle from outgoing chief secretary Sudhansh Pant, who was deputed to a central position.
The 1989 batch officer from the state cadre outlined an ambitious roadmap for governance. He called Rajasthan one of the country's best-administered states, which served as a model for the rest of the country by pioneering many innovations later replicated by the Centre. "The administration will now move swiftly to execute the draft Jan Vishwas Bill, deepen reforms in priority sectors, and ensure the New Education Policy (NEP) takes firm shape on the ground. Key areas such as agriculture, the Indira Gandhi Canal Project, and social sectors- especially health- will remain central to the state's development agenda," he said.
Srinivas held a meeting with senior IAS officers after his appointment. According to him, a major focus of the development agenda in his tenure would be converting the memorandums of understanding (MoUs) signed during last year's Rising Rajasthan Summit into real, measurable outcomes....
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