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Rickshaw puller's son Govind Jaiswal becomes IAS, takes charge as LG's Principal Secretary.
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News18•17-10-2026, 12:14
Rickshaw puller's son Govind Jaiswal becomes IAS, takes charge as LG's Principal Secretary.
- •The Jammu and Kashmir administration has appointed 2007 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer Govind Jaiswal as Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor.
- •Govind Jaiswal has also been assigned the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer for the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board.
- •Hailing from Varanasi, Jaiswal cleared the UPSC Civil Service Examination in his very first attempt with a stellar 48th rank without any expensive coaching.
- •Despite severe poverty and his father enduring foot wounds while pulling a rickshaw, Jaiswal achieved his dream through sheer dedication and hard work.
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Govind Jaiswal was appointed as the Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and given the additional charge of CEO of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board.
He cleared the UPSC Civil Service Examination in his very first attempt in 2006, securing the 48th rank nationwide.
Govind Jaiswal belongs to the 2007 batch of the AGMUT cadre.
