Manish Kumar Gupta Appointed New Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh

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Manish Kumar Gupta has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh.

An Overview of the News

• Gupta is a 1991 batch IAS officer from the AGMUT cadre (Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, and other Union Territories).

• The appointment was announced by the Union Home Affairs Ministry on September 5.

• Gupta replaces the outgoing Chief Secretary Dharmendra, who has been transferred to the national capital.

• Prior to this, Gupta served as the Principal Secretary (Home) and Additional Chief Secretary in the Delhi administration.

About Arunachal Pradesh

• It is a state located in the northeastern region of India. 

• It shares its borders with the countries of Bhutan, China, and Myanmar.

• Establishment:- 20 February 1987

• Capital:- Itanagar(Executive Branch)

• Chief Minister:- Pema Khandu

• Governor - Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik

• Official flower:- Rhynchostylis retusa

• Official Animal:- Gayal