New Delhi, May 2 -- Senior IAS officer of Bihar cadre N Saravana Kumar on Thursday took charge as Vice Chairman, Delhi Development Authority (DDA). In a career spanning around two and a half decades, he has worked in various sectors like Communications and IT, Law and Justice, Education, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Rural Development and Food Consumer Protection department.

A 2000-batch IAS officer, Kumar was holding the charge of Principal Secretary, Department of Food and Consumer Protection in Bihar, prior to joining DDA.

His dedication towards work has brought laurels to his state and the departments where he has worked. He has been District Magistrate for almost 10 years in various districts of the state, including Patna, and signi...