Who is Alapan Bandyopadhyay, recently seen in news?
A. Former Chief Secretary of West Bengal
B. Former Chief Secretary of Tamil Nadu
C. Former Chief Secretary of Odisha
D. Former Chief Secretary of Karnataka
Explanation:
Chief Minister of West Bengal appointed West Bengal’s Chief Secretary (CS) Alapan Bandyopadhyay as Chief Advisor for three years, after allowing the bureaucrat who was ordered by the central government to report to Delhi, to retire. In normal practice, the Centre asks every year for an “offer list” of officers of the All India Services (IAS, IPS and Indian Forest Service) willing to go on central deputation, after which it selects officers from that list.
