Senior IAS officer appointed as OSD to Tripura CM

Agartala, May 11: Tripura government has appointed retired IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre and former secretary to the Government of India Bijoy Kumar Chibbar as special advisor to Chief Minister Biplab Deb to help him in administrative functioning.

Earlier, two more officers were appointed as officer of special duty (OSD) in the chief minister’s office.
In the run up to the Assembly election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared that he would personally look into the development works of Tripura after BJP-IPFT government assumed office after the battle of ballots.
The Prime Minister kept his words by engaging officer like Chibbar, who served various categories including that of Secretary of Road Transport and Highways Ministry. According to report, the veteran officer will not only assist the Chief Minister in administrative works but also lend helping hand to give young chief minister on inputs in various sectors. UNI