Lucknow: UP Chief Secretary Durga Shankar Mishra has obtained service extension for 1 yr. Durga Shankar Mishra, a 1984 batch IAS, had turned 60 in December final yr. Then he was the secretary within the central authorities. Just a couple of days earlier than retirement, Mishra was despatched to the UP mother or father cadre, giving extension of service. He obtained extension until December 31, 2022.
Now on Friday, his service extension has been authorised by the UP authorities. Till this order was not made, it was mentioned that within the occasion of Mishra not getting extension and no different officer may very well be agreed upon, a 1988 or 1989 batch officer may very well be appointed because the appearing Chief Secretary. But now these speculations have come to an finish.
When Durga Shankar Mishra was the Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, 5 metro rail tasks had been accomplished throughout his tenure. Durga Shankar Mishra took cost of the publish of Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in June 2017. During his tenure Lucknow Metro was inaugurated on 5 September 2017, Hyderabad Metro on 29 November 2017, Noida Metro on 25 January 2019, Ahmedabad Metro on 4 March 2019, Nagpur Metro on 8 March 2019 and Kanpur Metro a day earlier on 28 December 2021 was inaugurated. During his time, the work of Kanpur Metro was accomplished in a file time of two years and 43 days.
