AK Joti is new Chief Secretary of Gujarat

1975 batch IAS officer Achal Kumar Joti (Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, Government of Guujarat) has been appointed a new Chief Secretary of Gujarat replacing outgoing Chief Secretary Shri D.Rajagopalan who was due to retire today after his six-month extension.

AK Joti was senior most bureaucrat in rank after Rajagopalan in Gujarat available for Chief Secretary’s post.

Joti is likely to remain chief secretary for quite some time, as he retires in January 2013. Joti earlier worked as managing director, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL). He has experience of working in revenue, finance, home, water supply and education departments. He also served as chairman of Kandla Port Trust.