PATNA — The Bihar government has elevated two 1997-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, Santosh Kumar Mall and Pankaj Kumar, to the Apex Scale (Level 17).
Santosh Kumar Mall is currently serving as Principal Secretary, Disaster Management Department, while holding additional responsibilities as Inquiry Commissioner, General Administration Department (GAD), and Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Resident Commissioner. Pankaj Kumar serves as Principal Secretary, Home Department, alongside holding additional charge as Principal Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD). Their promotion elevates both senior administrators to the highest tier of the state’s civil service hierarchy.
