List of chief secretaries of Assam explained

Post:Chief Secretary of Assam
Body:Government of Assam
Incumbent:Dr. Ravi Kota
Flag:Flag of India.svg
Flagsize:110px
Insignia:Seal of Assam.svg
Insigniasize:150px
Incumbentsince:1 April 2024
Style:The Honourable
Reports To:Governor and Chief minister
Appointer:Chief Minister of Assam
Inaugural:P.C. Lyon

The Chief Secretary of Assam is the most senior civil servant in Assam. The secretary acts as the ex-officio Secretary to the Council of Ministers, therefore is also known as Secretary to the Cabinet. The Chief secretary is the Head of the Cabinet Secretariat Department. The functions include providing secretarial assistance to the cabinet, ensuring the implementation of decisions, acting as the policy coordination centre, serving as a data bank of information, organizing conferences. The Chief Secretary is an officer of Indian Administrative Service and is a member of the executive branch of the Government of Assam. The Chief Secretary ranks 23rd on the Indian order of precedence.[1]

Dr. Ravi Kota is the incumbent Chief Secretary of Assam from 1 April 2024.[2] [3]

Chief secretaries

NameTook officeLeft office
1P.C. Lyon16 October 19051909
2H.Lemesurior19101912
3W.J. ReidApril 19121914
4B.C. Allen19151917
5J.E. Webster19171919
6A.W. Botham19201925
7G.E. Soames19261930
8W.A. Cosgrave19311933
9J.A. Dawson28 November 19336 September 1936
10H.G Dennehy7 September 19361 January 1948
11S.P. Desai1 January 194816 November 1950
12A.D. Pandit16 November 195016 November 1951
13S.L. Mehta16 November 195119 May 1952
14S.K. Dutta19 May 195220 April 1961
15A.N.M. Saleh26 November 195513 August 1956
16A.N. Kidwai20 April 19619 December 1968
17N.K. Rustomji10 December 196828 August 1971
18Dharmananda Das29 August 197130 June 1975
19K.G.R. Iyer9 July 197510 July 1975
20B.K. Bhuyan10 July 19753 May 1976
21Rana K.D.N. Singh3 May 19768 July 1977
22S.M.L. Bhatnagar8 July 197718 November 1978
23R.S. Paramasivan18 November 19781 May 1980
24B.S. Sarao14 November 19796 January 1980
25Ramesh Chandra1 May 19801 December 1983
26P.H. Trivedi9 August 198229 November 1982
27A.K. Palit1 December 19831 July 1985
28P.P. Trivedi1 July 198523 January 1986
29J.C. Nampui15 February 19861 November 1986
30A.K. Saikia1 November 1986, 1 December 19861 December 1986, 1 July 1988
31S.D. Phene1 July 198817 March 1989
32A.P. Sarwan17 March 198928 February 1990
33H.N. Das28 February 199028 February 1995
34A. Bhattacharjya1 March 199511 March 1996
35T.K. Kamilla12 May 199619 August 1997
36V.S. Jafa20 August 199722 March 1998
37P.K. Bora23 March 199831 July 2002
38P.K. Datta1 August 200231 July 2003
39J.P. Rajkhowa1 August 200331 October 2004
40S. Kabilan1 November 200422 December 2006
41P.C. Sarma22 December 200631 March 2010
42N.K. Das31 March 201030 July 2013
43P.P. Varma30 June 201330 September 2013
44Jitesh Khosla30 September 201331 May 2015
45Vinod Kr. Pipersenia31 May 201528 February 2018
46Tshering Y. Das1 March 201831 August 2018
47Alok Kumar1 September 201831 December 2019
48Kumar Sanjay Krishna1 January 202031 October 2020
49Jishnu Barua31 October 202031 August 2022
50Paban Kumar Borthakur[4] 1 September 202231 March 2024
51Dr. Ravi Kota[5] [6] 1 April 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011-10-05 . What are the Roles and Functions of Chief Secretary of a State? . 2022-04-20 . PreserveArticles.com: Preserving Your Articles for Eternity . en-US.
  2. News: 2024-01-18 . Ravi Kota next chief secy of Assam, to take charge in March . 2024-01-22 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  3. Web site: Hon'ble Governors, Hon'ble Chief Ministers and Chief Secretaries of Assam General Administration Government Of Assam, India . 2022-04-05 . gad.assam.gov.in.
  4. News: India Today NE . Assam Chief Secretary Pawan Borthakur's tenure extended for three months . 4 April 2024 . 12 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240404144740/https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/assam-chief-secretary-pawan-borthakurs-tenure-extended-for-three-months-725388-2023-12-12 . 4 April 2024 . en.
  5. News: Eenadu . అస్సాం సీఎస్‌గా తెలుగు ఐఏఎస్‌ అధికారి . 2 April 2024 . 2 April 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240402114918/https://www.eenadu.net/telugu-news/ap-top-news/general/2501/124063579 . 2 April 2024 . te.
  6. News: ThePrint . Ravi Kota assumes charge as new chief secretary of Assam . 2 April 2024 . 31 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240402115029/https://theprint.in/india/ravi-kota-assumes-charge-as-new-chief-secretary-of-assam/2022298/ . 2 April 2024.