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Patna : Bihar Government on December 27, 2019, extended the service of Chief Secretary (CS) Deepak Kumar, a 1984 batch IAS Officer, for six months with effect from March 1, 2020. The General Administration Department issued a notification to this effect on December 27 itself.
The State Government has extended the service of Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar from March 1, 2020, to August 31, 2020, after getting approval from Government of India on December 18, 2019. CS Deepak Kumar was scheduled to retire on February 29, 2020. Kumar took over as Bihar Chief Secretary on May 29, 2018.