Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has appointed Utpal Kumar Singh as the new Secretary General of Lok Sabha. Singh is currently working as Secretary in the Lok Sabha Secretariat and belongs to the 1986 IAS batch of Uttarakhand cadre.
Singh was Chief Secretary in Uttarakhand and also worked in many Central Government departments including Ministry of Agriculture, HRD and World Bank. He has been appointed as Secretary General on contract basis for a year from December 1. Singh, who hails from Jharkhand, retired from IAS in July this year. Secretary Generals of both Houses have the same rank of Cabinet Secretary.
Tuesday, 01 December 2020 | PNS | New Delhi
