Paban Kumar Borthakur takes charge as New Assam chief secretary of Assam

Senior IAS officer Paban Kumar Borthakur on Thursday took charge as the new chief secretary of Assam. He replaced Jishnu Barua, who retired from service on Wednesday.

Borthakur, a 1989-batch IAS officer, was serving as the additional chief secretary to the state government in the transformation and development, cultural affairs and tourism departments.

He is also the chairman of the Assam Administrative Tribunal. Barua will continue as the chairman of the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) for a period of two years or till further orders.