Bihar Government Promotes 10 IAS Officers to Additional Secretary Rank

The Bihar government has promoted 10 IAS officers of the 2018 batch to the Additional Secretary rank (Senior Administrative Grade, Pay Level 12), effective January 1, 2027. The promoted officers include Ashutosh Dwivedi – District Magistrate, Katihar, Pratibha Rani – District Magistrate, Sheohar, Vaibhav Srivastava – District Magistrate, Saran, Vinod Duhan – District Magistrate, Araria, Abhishek Ranjan – District Magistrate, Madhepura, 

Shekhar Anand – District Magistrate, Sheikhpura, Amrisha Bains – District Magistrate, Arwal, Sahila – District Magistrate, Buxar, Nikhil Dhanraj Nipanikar – District Magistrate, Munger and Nitin Kumar Singh – Director, Secondary Education.   

The promotions are conditional, as the officers are yet to complete Phase III of the mandatory Mid-Career Training Programme (MCTP). They will be required to complete the training in the next available session, subject to availability of slots and permission.