The Chief Secretary of Manipur is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of Manipur. 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 the principal advisor to the chief minister on all matters of state administration.
The Chief Secretary is the officer of Indian Administrative Service. The Chief Secretary is the senior-most cadre post in the state administration, ranking 23rd on the Indian order of precedence. The Chief Secretary acts as an ex-officio secretary to the state cabinet, therefore called "Secretary to the Cabinet". The status of this post is equal to that of a Secretary to the Government of India.
Rajeev Singh Thakur is the current Chief Secretary of the Government of Manipur, appointed on 1 September 2026.
List of Chief Secretaries NameTerm of officeDwijendra Nath Barua, IAS19811987 H. Jel Shyam, IAS1999 Rakesh, IAS30 June 2009 D.S. Poonia, IAS1 July 200931 July 2013 PC Lawmkunga, IAS1 August 201330 September 2015Oinam Nabakishore, IAS1 October 20156 July 2017Rajni Ranjan Rashmi, IAS7 July 201730 March 2018J. Suresh Babu, IAS1 April 201831 July 2020Rajesh Kumar, IAS1 August 20206 May 2023Vineet Joshi, IAS7 May 202325 December 2024Prashant Kumar Singh, IAS11 January 202511 July 2025Dr. Puneet Kumar Goel, IAS21 July 202531 August 2026Rajeev Singh Thakur,IAS 1 September 2026Incumbent
See also List of chief secretaries of Mizoram List of chief secretaries of Assam List of chief secretaries of Jharkhand
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