Who is Avinash Kumar and What Does His Appointment Mean for Jharkhand’s Governance?

Avinash Kumar was appointed Jharkhand’s new chief secretary. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer. Alka Tiwari retired from the post. She was named the state election commissioner. Kumar retained his additional chief secretary role to the chief minister. Ajoy Kumar Singh received further charge as development commissioner. These administrative changes were announced recently.