When Manohar Lal
Khattar took over as Chief Minister of Haryana, he had virtually no experience
in governing. It was a peculiar situation as he had not even appointed a
Principal Secretary. It is an important post in a state government, working
like a bridge between the Chief Minister’s Office and the state. Sanjiv
Kaushal, a 1986-batch IAS officer of the Haryana cadre, has now been appointed
to the position. The BJP has come to power for the first time since the
inception of Haryana, so it was a new challenge all the way for everybody to
run the state. The polite, humble and suave Kaushal is managing the show well.
But it is really tricky to manage the state single-handedly and naturally there
were murmurs. So Khattar brought in another sharp, intelligent and hardworking
young IAS officer of the 1988 batch, Haryana cadre, as Additional Principal
Secretary – Rajesh Khullar. The latter was working as a Joint Secretary in the
Ministry of Finance. Now the state’s responsibilities are vertically divided
between the two efficient secretaries. Politicians and officers who were reluctant
to approach Kaushal are approaching Khullar. Khattar is also happy as there are
more inputs on the table from both sides. One definitely learns the art of
ruling as time passes! g
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