List of chief secretaries of Mizoram
| Chief Secretary of Mizoram of Government of Mizoram | |
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.jpg) Incumbent since 21 November 2024Khilli Ram Meena | |
| Appointer | Chief Minister of Mizoram |
| First holder | R.M. Agrawal |
The Chief Secretary of Mizoram is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the State of Mizoram in India.[1] The Chief Secretary is the ex-officio head of the state Civil Services Board, the State Secretariat, the state cadre Indian Administrative Service and all civil services under the rules of business of the state government. The Chief Secretary acts as an ex-officio secretary to the state cabinet, therefore called "Secretary to the Cabinet". The Chief Secretary acts as the principal advisor to the chief minister on all matters of state administration.[2]
The Chief Secretary is chosen by the state's Chief Minister. State Chief Secretaries are IAS officers generally equivalent in rank to a Secretary to Government of India and are placed 23rd on Indian Order of Precedence.[3]
History
[edit]The present area of Mizoram was annexed by the British Empire after the Chin-Lushai Expedition of 1889-90. The North Lushai hills were administered by a political officer stationed at Fort Aijal under the Assam Government. The South Lushai Hills were under the administration of a political officer stationed at Fort Treager. This political officer reported to the commissioner of Chittagong who was under the Bengal Government. [4]
In 1898, the two districts were merged into the Lushai Hills District which was administered by a Superintendent. It was regarded as an Excluded Area, beyond the Inner Line, which meant that the laws and regulations of the province did not apply, and the people from the plains could not access it without a permit. Even as self-government was gradually implemented in British India through Government of India Act 1919 & 1935, the district was placed outside the purview of these acts. The Superintendent remained the sole authority of the District.[5]
After independence, the district became an autonomous district under the Sixth Schedule. After the Mizo Uprising, the Mizo District became the Union Territory of Mizoram in 1972. Hence, R.M. Aggarwal was appointed as the first Chief Secretary of Mizoram.
During the Mizoram Insurgency in 1975, following the assassination of Inspector General of Police G.S. Arya along with two other senior police officers by MNF insurgents,[6] the centre enforced a countermeasure policy wherein an army officer, Brig. G.S. Randhawa was appointed as Inspector General of Police.[7] Additionally, the incumbent Chief Secretary, R.M. Aggarwal, was replaced with the serving Inspector General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Surendra Nath. This event marked the first and only instance wherein an Indian Police Service officer was appointed to the post of Chief Secretary in India.[8]
Chief secretaries
[edit]Source:[9]
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.M. Agrawal, IAS | 16 January 1972 | 17 March 1975 |
| 2 | Surendra Nath, IPS | 18 March 1975 | 3 December 1978 |
| 3 | A.J. Kundan, IAS | 4 December 1978 | 8 September 1981 |
| 4 | A.H. Scott, IFAS | 9 September 1981 | 15 July 1984 |
| 5 | Lalkhama, IAS | 16 July 1984 | 14 July 1987 |
| 6 | Rohmingthanga, IAS | 11 August 1987 | 13 September 1988 |
| 7 | Lalkhama, IAS | 14 September 1988 | 20 September 1989 |
| 8 | Lalmanzuala, IAS | 3 October 1989 | 23 August 1990 |
| 9 | F. Pahnuna, IAS | 23 August 1990 | 21 August 1993 |
| 10 | Lalfak Zuala, IAS | 21 August 1993 | 2 December 1998 |
| 11 | Haukhum Hauzel, IAS | 3 December 1998 | 31 January 1999 |
| 12 | H.V. Lalringa, IAS | 1 February 1999 | 31 July 2005 |
| 13 | Haukhum Hauzel, IAS | 1 August 2005 | 20 January 2009 |
| 14 | Vanhela Pachuau, IAS[10] | 20 January 2009 | 2012 |
| 15 | L Tochhawng, IAS | 2012 | 1 November 2014 |
| 16 | Lalmalsawma, IAS[11] | 1 November 2014 | 28 February 2018 |
| 17 | Arvind Ray, IAS[12] | 2018 | 2019 |
| 18 | Lalnunmawia Chuaungo, IAS[13] | 12 March 2019 | 31 October 2021 |
| 19 | Renu Sharma, IAS[14] | 2 November 2021 | 2 November 2024 |
| 20 | Khilli Ram Meena, IAS[15] | 28 November 2024 | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "What are the Roles and Functions of Chief Secretary of a State?". Preserve Articles. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Describe the role and importance of Chief Secretary in State government". Parivarthan. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Order of Precedence" (PDF). MHA. President's Secreteriat. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ Sen, Anandaroop (April 2019). "The Law of Emptiness: Episodes from Lushai and Chin Hills (1890-98)". In Bhattacharya, Neeladri; Pachuau, Joy L.K (eds.). landscape, Culture and Belonging: Writing the History of Northeast India. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108686716. ISBN 978-1-108-48129-8.
- ^ R, Vanlalhmangaihsanga (June 2020). "Home - Mizoram University Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences". Mizoram University Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences. VI (1). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ https://www.police.gov.in/martyr-indian-police/gs-arya
- ^ https://old.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/faultlines/volume4/Fault4-JafaF1.htm
- ^ https://mizoramassembly.in/storage/Assembly/Gazette/GN/GZGN4ISS_011.pdf
- ^ Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms Handbook (PDF). Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms. 30 January 2007. p. i. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "CHIEF SECRETARY THAR PU VANHELA PACHUAU IN CHARGE LA". DIPR. Department of Information and Public Relations. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "PU LALMALSAWMA, A RETIRED IAS OFFICER TAKES OATH AS THE NEW CHAIRPERSON OF MIZORAM LOKAYUKTA". DIPR. Department of Information and Public Relations. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "ORDER" (PDF). MHA. MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "NOTIFICATION" (PDF). DIPR. Department of Information and Public Relations. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "NOTIFICATION" (PDF). DPAR. Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ^ "Shri Khilli Ram Meena the new Chief Secretary formally assumes charge from today". DIPR. Department of Information and Public Relations. Retrieved 4 March 2025.