New Delhi, Dec 29 (PTI) Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra has been proposed to be appointed as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, according to a Personnel Ministry order issued on Wednesday.

Mishra, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, was due to superannuate on Friday.

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The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved repatriation of Mishra to his cadre for “his proposed appointment as Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh”, the order said.

At present, Rajendra Kumar Tiwari, a 1985 batch IAS officer, is the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh. Tiwari is due to retire in February 2023.

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The Personnel Ministry had in an order on Monday named Manoj Joshi as the new Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary in place of Mishra. Joshi, a 1989 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer, has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

The officer will take over as Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs upon superannuation of Durga Shanker Mishra, on Decembr 31, the order said.

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