Centre extends Andhra chief secretary Nilam Sawhney's tenure till September 30

The centre has approved the state government's proposal to extend the tenure of the present chief secretary Nilam Sawhney fir next three months. The state government has sought the centre to extend the tenure of the CS due to the fact that the chief secretary's functions are crucial. The central government responded positively to the proposal and issued an order extending Nilam Sawhney's term till September 30 this year.

Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an extension of AP Chief Secretary (CS) Nilam Sawhney's tenure for a period of six months in the last month as the current CS will be retiring from her position by June 30, 2020. and in this context, the Chief Minister wrote a.

Sawhney is the first woman Chief Secretary of bifurcated Andhra Pradesh who took charge as the on November 13, 2019.