The Punjab government on Tuesday appointed Vijay Kumar Janjua as the new Chief Secretary.
The AAP government in Punjab appointed Vijay Kumar Janjua as the new Chief Secretary. (Photo: Twitter/PunjabGovtIndia)
The Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab on Tuesday appointed Vijay Kumar Janjua as the new Chief Secretary, replacing Anirudh Tewari.
Janjua, a 1989-batch IAS officer, was holding the position of the Special Chief Secretary Jails and in addition Special Chief Secretary Elections.
He has worked in various departments of Punjab, including rural development, industries, labour and animal husbandry. Janjua has also served in the Centre for three years as Director, Industries, in the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
Notably, Anirudh Tewari was appointed Punjab’s Chief Secretary in September 2021 by then Congress dispensation when Charanjit Singh Channi took over as chief minister.
During Janjua’s tenure as deputy commissioner of Fatehgarh Sahib district, he developed PRISM software with the help of the National Informatics Centre and introduced computerised registration of properties in Punjab.
He was also instrumental in carrying out several reforms in Labour laws to improve the ease of doing business in Punjab, besides improving the investment scenario in the state.
Likewise, he also initiated several initiatives in the revenue department as Financial Commissioner Revenue. About 2.2 crore Khasra Girdawri entries were digitised within a span of about 15 days in the department under his stewardship.
Anirudh Tewari has been posted as Director General, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, relieving Jaspreet Talwar, of the additional charge.