First Khasi woman RV Suchiang takes charge as new Chief Secretary of Meghalaya

Shillong, Sep. 30 (PTI): Senior IAS officer, Rebecca Vanessa Suchiang on Thursday took charge as the new Chief Secretary of Meghalaya, becoming the first Khasi woman to be appointed for the post.

The 1989 batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre was appointed as the new chief secretary by the state government on Wednesday, a government notification said.

Suchiang succeeds M S Rao who superannuated on the last day of Sep.

After his retirement, Rao will serve as the chief commissioner of State Public Service Delivery Commission.