Gangtok, Sep 1 (PTI) Senior IAS officer Vijay Bhushan Pathak was on Thursday appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Sikkim, according to a notification issued by the Department of Personnel (DOP).

The 1990-batch IAS officer replaces S C Gupta, who superannuated from the post on Wednesday.

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In another notification, the DOP said Additional Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Yadav has been appointed as Chief Administrative Advisor to the Government of Sikkim.

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