Hitesh Dev Sarma Appointed Coordinator Of Citizens Register In Assam

A 1986-batch Assam civil servant Hitesh Dev Sarma was, on Saturday, appointed as the next coordinator of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in place of Prateek Hajela. Sarma is expected to assume charge on Monday.

The Supreme Court had on October 18 directed the Centre to transfer Hajela to Madhya Pradesh.

Sarma, who was serving as the secretary to the urban development and finance departments, has been transferred as secretary to the home and political department and state Coordinator, NRC and in-charge directorate of NRC, an official order said here.

The updated final NRC published on August 31 this year has left out over 19 lakh applicants. It was published under Hajela, a 1995-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre who was appointed the NRC coordinator by the Supreme Court.