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Desh Deepak Verma new Secretary General of Rajya Sabha

Desh Deepak Verma, an IAS officer of the UP cadre, on Friday was appointed Secretary General of Rajya Sabha, an official statement said.

Verma, who was till recently the Chairman of UP Electricity Regulatory Commission, will replace Shumsher K. Sheriff.

Verma has served as District Magistrate of Almora, Aligarh, Bareilly and Agra, and then was Commissioner, Allahabad and Lucknow divisions among other posts,” said a Rajya Sabha Secretariat statement.

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