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Bihar Reshuffle: IAS Deepak Kumar Removed as CM's Principal Secretary, Gets New Role.
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News18•30-09-2026, 14:43
Bihar Reshuffle: IAS Deepak Kumar Removed as CM's Principal Secretary, Gets New Role.
- •Senior IAS officer Deepak Kumar has been removed from the post of Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.
- •He has been appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority.
- •Deepak Kumar previously served as Bihar's Chief Secretary and has been a long-time close aide of Nitish Kumar.
- •This change is seen as a significant administrative reshuffle within the Chief Minister's Secretariat.
- •Deepak Kumar is a 1984 batch IAS officer with a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT Delhi.
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Senior IAS officer Deepak Kumar was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Bihar State Disaster Management Authority after being removed from the post of Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister.
Deepak Kumar is a 1984 batch IAS officer who holds a B.Tech degree in Civil Engineering from IIT Delhi.
His role as Vice Chairman in the Disaster Management Authority involves formulating policies and overseeing preparedness to handle floods, droughts, and other disasters in the state.
