Overview

• The General Administration Department issued the appointment order on Thursday, confirming Vikas Sheel as chief secretary.
• Sheel will assume charge when incumbent Amitabh Jain retires at the end of September after an extension beyond his June 30 superannuation.
• A 1994‑batch IAS officer of the Chhattisgarh cadre, Sheel was recalled earlier this month from his role as Executive Director (India) at the Asian Development Bank in Manila.
• He previously served as Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and as Mission Director for the Jal Jeevan Mission.
• His state‑level experience includes stints as district collector in Raipur, Bilaspur and Koriya.