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Nandini Chakravorty Named Bengal’s First Woman Chief Secretary; Jagdish Prasad Meena Home Secretary: Official.

Nandini Chakravorty, a 1994-batch IAS officer, superseded eight seniors to become West Bengal’s first woman Chief Secretary amid preparations for 2026 assembly elections.

  • On Wednesday, Nandini Chakravorty was appointed chief secretary of West Bengal, becoming the state's first woman in the post after serving as Home Secretary.
  • Manoj Pant had been granted a six-month extension from July 1 to December 31 before leaving the post, and Wednesday marked Pant's last working day as Chief Secretary.
  • The government also issued notifications assigning additional charges to senior IAS officers, including Jagadish Prasad Meena, 2004-batch IAS, as new Home Secretary, Atri Bhattacharya as DG of NSATI, and Barun Kumar Ray to oversee Tourism.
  • Amid preparations for the 2026 Assembly elections, officials said the appointment will give the Trinamool Congress an upper hand in dealings with the Election Commission.
  • A 1994-batch IAS officer, Nandini Chakravorty superseded eight senior IAS officers and led WBIDC, clashed with Governor C.V. Ananda Bose, served as Secretary to the Governor, and was soon sidelined as state gazetteer editor.
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Devdiscourse broke the news in India on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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