Alok Kumar (IAS 1990-Batch) took over as the Chief Secretary of Tripura on Monday, June 7. This happened days after the Government of Tripura abruptly shifted senior IAS officer Manoj Kumar from the post of CS. Manoj Kumar has been transferred and posted as Special Chief Resident Commissioner of Tripura Bhavan, New Delhi.
Extending greetings to the newly appointed CS Alok Kumar, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb tweeted. “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 the Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji. I congratulate him on assuming charge. All the best.”
Shri Kumar Alok ji takes charge as the Chief Secretary today. He will wholeheartedly work with the team to make Tripura model state and fulfil the dream of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji.
I congratulate him on assuming charge. All the best. pic.twitter.com/CMztFbPcYn
— Biplab Kumar Deb (@BjpBiplab) June 7, 2021
Earlier, the Centre transferred Alok Kumar back to his parent cadre on May 31. As per the state government, senior IAS officer Alok Kumar was posted as additional chief secretary in Tripura before joining the central deputation in March 2020.
