An order issued by the Appointments Department recently stated that Singh has been nominated to assume charge of the commission in accordance with a notification issued by the State Planning Commission.
The Uttar Pradesh government submitted a request to the central government, about two weeks ago, seeking a service extension for Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, approval of which is still pending.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Manoj Kumar Singh, an IAS officer of the 1988 batch and slated to retire on July 31, can get service extension.
Singh, who was the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner (IIDC), has been given additional charge as the Chief Secretary. He assumed his new assignment on Sunday afternoon.
