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Shashi Prakash Goyal Assumes Charge as Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary

The appointment follows the Centre declining to extend Manoj Kumar Singh’s tenure, setting the stage for accelerated infrastructure development under strict anti-corruption oversight

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Newly appointed Uttar Pradesh chief secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal being greeted by his predecessor Manoj Kumar Singh in Lucknow on Thursday. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
File photo of SP Goyal (centre) inspecting construction work at the Noida International Airport | ANI
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath with newly appointed chief secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal. (HT)

Overview

  • The central government’s decision not to extend Manoj Kumar Singh’s service ended weeks of uncertainty and cleared the way for Goyal’s succession
  • A 1989-batch IAS officer and trusted aide of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Goyal formally took office on July 31
  • He pledged zero tolerance for crime and corruption and vowed to expedite flagship projects such as Jewar Airport and the Ganga Expressway
  • Goyal will also hold key additional roles including Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner, Additional Chief Secretary (Coordination), chairman of PICUP, CEO of UPEIDA and UPSHA, and director of UPDASP
  • With a potential tenure through January 2027, Goyal is positioned to oversee election-year governance and advance Uttar Pradesh’s trillion-dollar economy goal