Bhupinder Singh Bhalla appointed new chairman of New Delhi Municipal Council

Bhupinder Singh Bhalla has been appointed as the new chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), according to an official order issued on Friday. He succeeds Dharmendra, a 1989-batch officer, as the civic body chairman.

Bhalla, a 1990-batch IAS officer, is currently the additional chief secretary of Delhi. An alumnus of IIM Bangalore, Bhalla also has a MBA degree from the University of Georgia. He has previously been posted in the Department of Commerce and the Chandigarh Housing Board besides serving as Goas Chief Electoral Officer.

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