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Punjab News: The Punjab government has appointed IAS officer Ravi Bhagat as Principal Secretary of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Ravi Bhagat is currently the special principal secretary of CM. Earlier, ADGP Gaurav Yadav was the Special Principal Secretary of CM Bhagwant Mann. He is a 1992 batch IPS officer. He was appointed immediately after taking over as CM Mann.
Ravi Bhagat will replace Vijay Kumar Singh, a 1990 batch IAS officer of 1990 batch, who was given this responsibility in December 2023. After the resignation of A Venu Prasad in July 2023, the post became vacant after which Vijay Kumar was appointed.
Ravi Bhagat is handling these responsibilities
Ravi Bhagat also holds important positions on Public Works Department, Rural Development Board. IAS officer Ravi Bhagat is handling the responsibility of Secretary of Punjab Rural Development Board and Administrative Secretary of Public Works Department (Building and Roads). He was made Special Principal Secretary of CM Mann in 2023. The additional responsibility of PWD and Medical Education and Research Department was given to Ravi Bhagat in 2024.
Three Principal Secretary changed in three years
No information has been revealed about which special principal sectary has been made in place of IAS Ravi Bhagat. CM Bhagwant Mann held the post of CM of Punjab in March 2022. Three Principal Secretaries have been replaced since he became CM.
Educational Qualification of Ravi Bhagat
Talking about the educational qualification of 48 -year -old Ravi Bhagat, according to the information available on the website of the Public Works Department of Punjab, he has made an M.P. Apart from this, MA in Regional Development, M in Public Policy and MSc in Public Policy and Management. Ravi Bhagat has studied from Jalandhar University in Punjab.
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