Chandigarh welcomed its new Deputy Commissioner on Friday as 2013-batch Haryana cadre IAS officer Nishant Kumar Yadav assumed cost, changing Vinay Pratap Singh. Yadav beforehand served because the Deputy Commissioner of Gurugram.
Upon taking workplace, Yadav was assigned numerous duties. Along with his position as Deputy Commissioner and District Justice of the Peace, he now holds the positions of Property Officer, President of the Zila Sainik Welfare Board, Controller of Civil Defence, Chairman of the Waqf Board, and Labour Commissioner.
The 34-year-old is a graduate of IIT Delhi and cleared the UPSC examination within the first try.
Yadav’s prior roles embrace DC of Karnal, further DC and Municipal Commissioner of Karnal, and sub-divisional Justice of the Peace of Sonepat. He additionally served as secretary of the Haryana Public Service Fee.
The Chandigarh administration additionally formally relieved Vinay Pratap Singh, who had held the DC submit since 2021.
