<p>Senior IAS officer Anurag Verma Saturday took charge as chief secretary of Punjab here.</p>.<p>Verma, a 1993-batch IAS officer, succeeded Vijay Kumar Janjua of the 1989 batch, who retired on June 30.</p>.<p>Janjua and other IAS officers, including Malwinder Singh Jaggi, Kumar Rahul and Sonali Giri, were present at Punjab Civil Secretariat when Verma took charge.</p>.<p>Verma previously held the charge of additional chief secretary, home affairs and justice, along with some other additional charges.</p>.<p>The IAS officer, who belongs to Patiala in Punjab, had earlier served as deputy commissioner of Bathinda, Ludhiana and Jalandhar districts.</p>
<p>Senior IAS officer Anurag Verma Saturday took charge as chief secretary of Punjab here.</p>.<p>Verma, a 1993-batch IAS officer, succeeded Vijay Kumar Janjua of the 1989 batch, who retired on June 30.</p>.<p>Janjua and other IAS officers, including Malwinder Singh Jaggi, Kumar Rahul and Sonali Giri, were present at Punjab Civil Secretariat when Verma took charge.</p>.<p>Verma previously held the charge of additional chief secretary, home affairs and justice, along with some other additional charges.</p>.<p>The IAS officer, who belongs to Patiala in Punjab, had earlier served as deputy commissioner of Bathinda, Ludhiana and Jalandhar districts.</p>