Sanjay Kumar named as secretary of Department of School Education

Sanjay Kumar named as secretary of Department of School Education: Sanjay Kumar, IAS, was appointed Secretary of the Department of Education’s Department of School Education and Literacy in Shashtri Bhawan in New Delhi. Sanjay Kumar, a 1990-batch Bihar cadre IAS officer, was a former Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. He replaced Anita Karwal IAS upon her superannuation.

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Sanjay Kumar met with senior Ministry officials, during which he inspected the department’s, autonomous bodies’, and other school education schemes’ operations. Discussions were held on the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020, capacity building of teachers, infrastructure in schools, and the upcoming Prime Minister’s interaction programme ‘Pariksha Pe Pariksha’. Kumar said that he looks forward to contributing towards providing quality, accessible and affordable education to every student in the country. Sanjay Kumar was also Bihar’s principal secretary of education.