New Delhi: Hemraj Bairwa (IAS) has been appointed as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Power under the Central Staffing Scheme. He is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 2013 batch of the Himachal Pradesh cadre. Presently, he is posted as Deputy Commissioner of the Kangra District at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.

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According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on October 26, the competent authority has approved Bairwa's appointment for a period of four years from the date he assumes charge of the post, or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

The Himachal Pradesh government has been asked to relieve Bairwa of his current duties immediately to enable him to take up his new assignment in the Ministry of Power in Delhi.

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Bairwa holds a B.Tech. in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur and worked as a software engineer at Avaya before entering the civil services.

Over his administrative career, he has held several high-profile positions in Himachal Pradesh, including Deputy Commissioner of Kangra and Hamirpur, Mission Director of the National Health Mission (NHM), and Director of the Department of Empowerment of SCs, OBCs, Minorities, and the Specially Abled.

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