New CS to take charge today

Posted on 2009-04-08
PANAJI- Mr Hauzel Haukhum, an Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1974 batch of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories cadre, will take over as the new Chief Secretary of the Goa government on Wednesday.
Mr Hauzel will arrive on Wednesday afternoon from Delhi and soon thereafter will assume charge of the post. He was financial commissioner of National Capital Territory of Delhi before his transfer to Goa.
He also held posts of principal secretary, commissioner and secretary, in Mizoram from 1995 onwards.
In August 2005, he was named as the Chief Secretary of Mizoram and held the post for four years before his transfer to New Delhi.
Prior to that Mr Hauzel had also handled several posts in Delhi administration including that of managing director of civil supplies corporation, director of vigilance, district magistrate (North Delhi). He was also collector of Daman and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.