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Centre Appoints Manoj Kumar Dwivedi as NDMC Chairperson

The appointment installs an AGMUT‑cadre IAS officer to oversee civic services in security‑sensitive Lutyens' Delhi with formal gazette publication and circulation to Delhi and central offices.

According to an official communication issued by the MHA dated August 5, 2026, the appointment was made with the approval of the Competent Authority.
IAS Officer Manoj Kumar Dwivedi Appointed New NDMC Chairperson

Overview

  • The Ministry of Home Affairs has formally appointed Manoj Kumar Dwivedi as chairperson of the New Delhi Municipal Council under powers in the NDMC Act, 1994.
  • The order makes the post effective from the date Dwivedi assumes charge and states he will serve until further orders.
  • Officials have directed bilingual publication of the appointment in the Delhi Gazette and dispatched copies to the Secretary to the Lt. Governor, the NCT Delhi Chief Secretary, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
  • Dwivedi is a 1997‑batch IAS officer of the Arunachal Pradesh‑Goa‑Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre with prior administrative experience across Union Territories and states.
  • The NDMC manages civic services for high‑security and VIP precincts in New Delhi, so the new chair will shape coordination on infrastructure, sanitation and security‑sensitive services while no handover date or initial policy priorities have yet been announced.