Overview

• The Department of Personnel and Training issued the order extending Anurag Jain’s tenure from his August 31, 2025 retirement date to August 31, 2026.
• It is the first time a Madhya Pradesh chief secretary has received a single one-year extension, with earlier extensions in the state granted in shorter or split terms.
• Reports link the clearance to Chief Minister Mohan Yadav’s two trips to New Delhi, including a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, with the order following soon after.
• Jain is a 1989-batch IAS officer from Gwalior who has served in the Prime Minister’s Office and the Finance Ministry during Jan Dhan Yojana, and is credited with e-governance and administrative reforms.
• On the same retirement cycle, Maharashtra’s chief secretary received a three-month extension while Bihar appointed a new chief secretary, underscoring varied outcomes across states.