Anil Baijal Appoints New Principal Secretary (Home) A Nodal Officer In Delhi Government
Anil Baijal has designated senior IAS officer Bhupinder Singh Bhalla as Main Secretary (House)
New Delhi:
Lt Governor Anil Baijal has designated senior IAS officer Bhupinder Singh Bhalla as Main Secretary (House) who may also paintings as a nodal officer for “total control of COVID-19” within the Delhi govt, an legitimate order stated.
The transfer assumes importance as Mr Bhalla’s appointment comes at a time when the Centre is overseeing measures taken to handle the COVID-19 scenario within the town which has been witnessing an alarming spike in instances.
He was once transferred by way of the Ministry of House Affairs to the Delhi govt on June 17.
The 1990-batch IAS officer may have the accountability of imposing selections and orders issued by way of the Centre and the Delhi govt to arrest the unfold of COVID-19 within the nationwide capital.
In line with the LG’s order issued on Monday, Mr Bhalla would workout “required supervision in the entire issues associated with the prevention and control of COVID-19” within the Delhi govt.
On Tuesday, Delhi’s tally of COVID-19 instances crossed the 66,000-mark with the largest single-day leap of three,947 recent infections, whilst the demise depend because of the illness fastened to two,301.
From Friday to Sunday, three,000 or extra recent instances had been reported in keeping with day within the nationwide capital. On Monday, 2,909 instances had been recorded.
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