Nandini Chakravorty appointed Bengal chief secretary, 1st woman to hold the post

A 1991-batch IAS officer Manoj Pant, who demitted office on Wednesday, has been appointed principal secretary to the West Bengal chief minister

KOLKATA: Nandini Chakravorty, a 1994 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, was on Wednesday appointed as the chief secretary of West Bengal.

Nandini Chakravorty is a 1994 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer (X/IAS_Nandini)

She is the first woman chief secretary of the state.

Chakravorty, who was the state’s home secretary, replaces Manoj Pant, who turned 60 in June this year but was granted a six-month extension. Pant, who vacates the top bureaucratic post in the state, has been appointed principal secretary to the chief minister. He was a 1991 batch IAS officer.

Chakravorty was the additional chief secretary, home and hill affairs department with additional charge of the parliamentary affairs department and tourism department.