List of chief secretaries of Jharkhand
| Chief Secretary of Jharkhand of Government of Jharkhand | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 1 October 2025Avinash Kumar | |
| Reports to | Governor & Chief Minister Jharkhand |
| Seat | 1st Floor, Project Bhawan, Dhurwa, Ranchi -834004 |
| Appointer | Chief Minister of Jharkhand |
| Inaugural holder | Vijai Shankar Dubey (2000–2002) |
The Chief Secretary of Jharkhand is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the state of Jharkhand, India.[1][2][3] The Chief Secretary is the ex-officio head of the state Civil Services Board, the State Secretariat, the state cadre Indian Administrative Service and all civil services under the rules of business of the state government. The Chief Secretary acts as the principal advisor to the chief minister on all matters of state administration.[4][5][6]
The Chief Secretary is the officer of Indian Administrative Service. The Chief Secretary is the senior-most cadre post in the state administration, ranking 23rd on the Indian order of precedence.[7] The Chief Secretary acts as an ex-officio secretary to the state cabinet, therefore called "Secretary to the Cabinet". The status of this post is equal to that of a Secretary to the Government of India.
Avinash Kumar is the current Chief Secretary of the Government of Jharkhand, since on 1 October 2025.[8][9]
Chief secretaries
Source: [10]
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Shankar Dubey | 15 November 2000 | 31 July 2002 |
| 2 | G. Krishnan | 1 August 2002 | 31 March 2003 |
| 3 | A. K. Mishra | 1 April 2003 | 31 October 2003 |
| 4 | Laxmi Singh | 1 November 2003 | 13 December 2004 |
| 5 | P. P. Sharma | 14 December 2004 | 18 January 2006 |
| 6 | M. K. Mandal | 19 January 2006 | 28 February 2007 |
| 7 | A. K. Chug | 1 March 2007 | 15 August 2007 |
| 8 | P. P. Sharma | 16 August 2007 | 24 February 2008 |
| 9 | A. K. Basu | 25 February 2008 | 31 August 2009 |
| 10 | Shiv Basant | 1 September 2009 | 3 April 2010 |
| 11 | A. K. Singh | 3 April 2010 | 15 March 2011 |
| 12 | A. K. Choudhary | 15 March 2011 | 31 March 2013 |
| 13 | R. S. Sharma | 31 March 2013 | 30 April 2014 |
| 14 | Sajal Chakraborty | 30 April 2014 | 14 August 2014 |
| 15 | Sudhir Prasad | 14 August 2014 | 30 September 2014 |
| 16 | Sajal Chakraborty | 1 October 2014 | 15 December 2014 |
| 17 | R. S. Poddar | 16 December 2014 | 19 December 2014 |
| 18 | Sajal Chakraborty | 19 December 2014 | 20 January 2015 |
| 19 | Rajiv Gauba | 27 January 2015 | 31 March 2016 |
| 20 | Rajbala Verma | 31 March 2016 | 28 February 2018 |
| 21 | Sudhir Tripathi | 28 February 2018 | 31 March 2019 |
| 22 | D. K. Tiwari | 31 March 2019 | 31 March 2020 |
| 23 | Sukhdev Singh | 1 April 2020 | 6 December 2023 |
| 24 | L. Khiangte | 6 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 |
| 25 | Alka Tiwari | 1 November 2024 | 30 September 2025 |
| 26 | Avinash Kumar | 1 October 2025 | Incumbent |
See also
References
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