Alok Kumar is the fifth chief secretary in Tripura’s BJP-led government, which has been in power for 38 months
Alok Kumar, a senior IAS official, was appointed as Tripura’s new chief secretary on Monday.
He takes the position of Manoj Kumar, who has been transferred to Tripura Bhavan in New Delhi as Special Chief Resident Commissioner.
Biplab Kumar Deb, Tripura‘s chief minister, congratulated the newly-appointed chief secretary on his appointment.
“Shri Kumar Alok ji takes charge as the Chief Secretary today. He will wholeheartedly work with the team to make Tripura a model state and fulfil the dream of Honble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji. I congratulate him on assuming charge. All the best,” the chief minister tweeted on Monday.
It is pertinent to mention that Alok Kumar, an IAS officer from the 1990 batch, previously worked as an additional secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat in New Delhi.
