Govt appoints ILE&G vice-chair

Vijayawada: The state government on Saturday appointed senior IAS officer

Sameer Sharma

as vice-chairman and member secretary of Institute of Leadership, Excellence & Governance (ILE&G). He is also

special chief secretary

to the government, given his seniority.

The 1985 batch officer, who was working with the central government on deputation since 2014, was repatriated to AP cadre in the last week of June following a request by the state government. He was director general of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs before his repatriation.

Sharma, who has over 17 years of experience in the urban sector and corporate affairs, worked as municipal commissioner of Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad during his earlier stint. He played a key role in the financial revival of these urban bodies during his stint. — Gopi Dara