Uttar Pradesh government has written to the Centre seeking an extension in service for chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, who is due to retire on July 31.
Singh, a 1988-batch IAS officer, was appointed as the chief secretary on June 30, 2024, following the retirement of Durga Shankar Mishra, who had served with a two-and-a-half-year extension.
Sources said the state government has cited Singh's contributions to industrial and infrastructure development, including efforts towards achieving a one trillion-dollar economy goal. The letter also mentions the upcoming Global Investors Summit and Ground Breaking Ceremony planned for later this year.
In 2019, then chief secretary Anup Chandra Pandey was granted a six-month extension due to the Investors Summit,” a state official recalled.
Singh currently holds multiple key positions, including Infrastructure and industrial development commissioner, chairman of PICUP, chief executive officer (CEO) of UPEIDA, CEO of UPSHA, and project director of UP DASP. He has earlier served in urban development, rural development, panchayati raj, and as agriculture production commissioner.
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