Raipur, Nov 30 (PTI) The Chhattisgarh government on Monday appointed Amitabh Jain as the state's chief secretary in place of Rajendra Prasad Mandal who retired from service.

Jain, a 1989-batch IAS officer, was currently additional chief secretary (finance) along with additional charge of water resources department.

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The state government also issued fresh postings for 13 other bureaucrats, including 11 IAS officers.

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