Overview

• The Home Ministry announced the posting on Sunday with an effective date of October 1.
• Verma succeeds Dhamendra, who took charge last September and retires this month.
• He has been serving as Chief Secretary of Chandigarh since last year after an earlier stint leading Puducherry.
• In Delhi, he previously served as Finance and Revenue Secretary from 2018 to 2022 and held key roles in the Transport department.
• A 1992-batch AGMUT IAS officer with an MTech from an IIT, he has also worked in the Defence, Power, and Health and Family Welfare ministries.