India, Nov. 17 -- The Rajasthan Government on Sunday appointed senior IAS officer V Srinivas, a 1989-batch officer currently on central deputation, as the new chief secretary of the state, an order said.

The Department of Personnel issued the appointment order on Sunday, following the relieving of outgoing Chief Secretary Sudhansh Pant, who will take charge at the Centre.

Srinivas, who has spent the past seven years on central deputation, was relieved by the Centre on November 14. He was serving as the secretary (public grievances), Pensions and Pensioners' Welfare, in the Union Government.

He will now assume the charge in Rajasthan and continue until September 2026, when he is scheduled to retire.

Along with the post of chief secreta...