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IAS officer Sanjay Kumar Singh may become Bihar chief minister’s principal secretary
Sanjay Kumar Singh may return to Bihar from Odisha to become Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary’s principal secretary.
Singh is a 1997-batch Indian Administrative Service officer who currently works as a principal secretary in Odisha’s government.
He has previously served in Bihar, including as district magistrate of Patna and Gaya and in the chief minister’s office.
The move depends on an inter-cadre deputation, a transfer that allows an officer to serve in a state other than the one they are assigned to.
Odisha has agreed to his deputation, while the process also includes a vigilance report; the accounts differ on whether that report is still pending.
No official appointment order has been issued, so Singh’s return and new role are not confirmed.
If appointed, he would help manage the chief minister’s administrative work and coordination across departments.
IAS officer Sanjay Kumar Singh may become Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary’s principal secretary, but no official appointment order has been issued.
Singh is a 1997-batch officer of the Odisha cadre and is originally from Bihar.
The Union government sought Singh’s vigilance report from Odisha on October 22, 2026, as part of the inter-cadre deputation process.
News18 reported that Odisha had agreed to his deputation, while Jagran and Prabhat Khabar said the process was still underway.
Singh previously served in Bihar as Patna and Gaya district magistrate and held posts in the chief minister’s secretariat.
- Who
- Sanjay Kumar Singh, a 1997-batch Odisha-cadre IAS officer originally from Bihar.
- What
- He may be appointed principal secretary to Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary. An official order has not been issued.
- When
- The reports were published on October 29, 2026; the Union government sought his vigilance report on October 22, 2026.
- Where
- Bihar, with Singh currently serving in Odisha.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Singh worked in Bihar on deputation, including as district magistrate of Patna and Gaya.
The Union government sought Singh’s vigilance report from the Odisha government.
News reports said Singh could return to Bihar on inter-cadre deputation and become the chief minister’s principal secretary; no appointment order had been issued.
- Officer
- Sanjay Kumar Singh
- Cadre and batch
- Odisha cadre, 1997 batch
- Proposed post
- Principal secretary to Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary
- Vigilance report request
- October 22, 2026
- Prior Bihar deputation
- February 2008–February 2015