Rajeev Verma was appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Delhi with effect from 1 October 2025. He is a 1992 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the AGMUT cadre. In this appointment, he succeeded Dharmendra, who retired on 30 September 2025. Before the Delhi posting, Rajeev Verma was serving as Chief Secretary of Chandigarh and had earlier worked in Delhi government roles including Finance and Revenue Secretary. This is an important current-affairs fact linked to personalities and places for 30 September 2025.
From an exam perspective, this update belongs to national current affairs, administrative appointments and the governance framework of Union Territories. Delhi administration is linked to the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, so changes in the Chief Secretary post can appear in prelims questions on person-post matching, cadre, effective date and succession. The AGMUT cadre reference is also useful because the cadre is linked with Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories. This is a short appointment update, so candidates should revise the name, post, cadre and date together.
For static GK linkage, candidates should retain three core facts: the officer is Rajeev Verma, the effective date is 1 October 2025, and his previous post was Chief Secretary of Chandigarh. In the succession chain, Dharmendra and his retirement date of 30 September 2025 are also important. For RAS and UPSC-style exams, it is better to treat this as a factual update on an administrative appointment. The focus should therefore remain on the precise combination of appointment, cadre, date and previous post.