Bengaluru, Dec 30 (PTI) P Ravi Kumar, an IAS officer of the 1984 batch, has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Karnataka.

He will take over from incumbent T M Vijay Bhaskar, who will retire from service on December 31.

Kumar, who is presently the additional chief secretary, will be the 38th Chief Secretary of the state, official sources said.

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