List of chief secretaries of Himachal Pradesh
| Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh of Government of Himachal Pradesh | |
|---|---|
 | |
Incumbent Ram Dass Dhiman, IAS since 15 July 2022 | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Reports to | Governor and Chief minister |
| Appointer | Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh |
| Inaugural holder | K.L.Mehta |
| Formation | March 1952 |
The Chief Secretary of Himachal Pradesh is the most senior civil servant in Himachal Pradesh. The secretary acts as the ex-officio Secretary to the Council of Ministers, therefore is also known as Secretary to the Cabinet. The Chief secretary is the Head of the Cabinet Secretariat Department. The functions include providing secretarial assistance to the cabinet, ensuring the implementation of decisions, acting as the policy coordination centre, serving as a data bank of information, organizing conferences. The Chief Secretary is an officer of Indian Administrative Service and is a member of the executive branch of the Government of Himachal Pradesh. The Chief Secretary ranks 23rd on the Indian order of precedence.[1]
List of Chief secretaries of Himachal Pradesh[edit]
| No. | Name | Picture | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. L. Mehta | March 1952 | September 1953 | |
| 2 | Mangat Roy | |||
| 3 | Mahesh Chandra | |||
| 4 | K. N. Batta | |||
| 5 | V. N. Maheshwari | |||
| 6 | Mahabir Singh | |||
| 7 | O. N. Mishra | |||
| 8 | W. V. Oek | |||
| 9 | T. S. Negi | |||
| 10 | M. C. Sharma | |||
| 11 | J. M. Lalwani | |||
| 12 | K. N. Channa | |||
| 13 | U. N. Sharma | |||
| 14 | L. H. Tochawang | |||
| 15 | K. C. Pandya | |||
| 16 | P. K. Mattu | |||
| 17 | B. C. Negi | |||
| 18 | S. S. Mukherjee | |||
| 19 | S. K. Chauhan | |||
| 20 | R. K. Aanand | |||
| 21 | A. U. Vidyarthi | |||
| 22 | O. P. Yadav | |||
| 23 | A. K. Goswami | |||
| 24 | Harsh Gupta | |||
| 25 | Smt. Rajendra Bhattacharya | |||
| 26 | Arvind Kaul | |||
| 27 | Kanwar Shamsher Singh | |||
| 28 | S. S. Parmar | 21 October 2004 | 30 June 2007 | |
| 29 | Ravi Dhingra | |||
| 30 | Smt. Aasha Swaroop | |||
| 31 | Smt. Rajwant Sandhu | |||
| 32 | Harindra Heera | |||
| 33 | Sudupato Roy | |||
| 34 | Parthsarthi Mitra | |||
| 35 | V. C. Farka | |||
| 36 | Vineet Chaudhary | |||
| 37 | Brij Kumar Agarwal | 01 October 2018 | 30 August 2019 | |
| 38 | Shrikant Baldi | 31 August 2019 | 30 December 2019 | |
| 39 | Anil Kumar Khachi | 
|
31 December 2019 | 4 August 2021 |
| 40 | Ram Subhag Singh | 5 August 2021 | 14 July 2022 | |
| 41 | Ram Dass Dhiman [2] | 15 July 2022 | Present |
References[edit]
- ↑ "What are the Roles and Functions of Chief Secretary of a State?". PreserveArticles.com: Preserving Your Articles for Eternity. 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ↑ https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/rd-dhiman-replaces-ram-subhag-as-chief-secretary-to-himachal-pradesh-government-412421
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