New Delhi: Thiyagarajan SM (IAS) has been appointed Director in the Ministry of Cooperation under the Central Staffing Scheme for a five-year tenure.

According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on October 15, the appointment will be effective from the date he assumes charge of the post or until further orders, whichever is earlier.

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The Bihar government has been asked to relieve Thiyagarajan immediately to enable him to take up his new assignment in the Ministry of Cooperation in Delhi.

Thiyagarajan is a 2011-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Bihar cadre. Crrently, he is serving as a Director in the Ministry of Cooperation under the Central Government. Before entering the civil services, he earned his MBBS degree and briefly joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) before transitioning to the IAS.

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Dr Thiyagarajan has held prominent leadership positions in Bihar, most notably serving as the District Magistrate (DM) of Patna, Gaya, Darbhanga, and Nalanda, as well as the Chairman of the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB).

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