Ranchi, Mar 31 (PTI) Jharkhand Chief Secretary D K Tiwari retired on Tuesday after serving for 34 years.

Tiwari will be succeeded by Sukhdev Singh, an official statement said.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren and other senior officials felicitated Tiwari, a 1986-batch IAS officer.

Your role in the all-round development of Jharkhand has been important. You discharged your responsibilities with commitment and dedication, Soren said after presenting Tiwari with a shawl and a memento.

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