DB Gupta appointed advisor to CM for a year

Jaipur: Former chief secretary

D B Gupta

, who retired on Wednesday after putting in over 37 years of service, has been appointed as advisor to

chief minister Ashok Gehlot

for a year from October 1.

The appointment

order, issued by the department of personnel, said that Gupta has been appointed to the post of advisor to the chief minister for a period of one year from October 2020 and his salary and perks would be decided after approval from the finance department.

Gupta, a1983-batch IAS officer, has been holding the post of advisor to the chief minister for the last three months after he was removed from the post of chief secretary.

Gehlot in a surprise move on July 2 removed D B Gupta from the post of chief secretary just three months before his retirement and named

Rajeeva Swarup

, a 1985-batch IAS officer, as chief secretary. On July 5, Gupta was appointed as adviser to Gehlot.

During his long years in service, he had handled almost all important departments, including agriculture, finance, energy, UDH, PWD among others.

The state IAS association and the staff gave a farewell to the senior most bureaucrat on his retirement.


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