Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
Audit Branch
NABANNA, 325, Sarat Chatterjee Road, Howrah – 711102
No. 2760-F(P1)Howrah, the 29th July, 2026
RESOLUTION
The State Government constituted the 7th Pay Commission vide Resolution No. 2657-F(P1) dated 22/07/2026.
In partial modification of the said Resolution No. 2657-F(P1) dated 22/07/2026, the Governor has been pleased to appoint Shri Naveen Prakash, IAS (Retd.), Former Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal as Chairperson of the 7th Pay Commission, in place of Shri Atanu Chakraborty, IAS (Retd.), with immediate effect.
By order of the Governor,
Sd/- Prabhat Kumar Mishra
Additional Chief Secretary to the
Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
No. 2760/1(71)-F(P1)Dated Howrah, the 29th July, 2026
Copy forwarded for information and necessary action to:
- Shri Atanu Chakraborty, IAS, (Retd.), Former Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
- Shri Naveen Prakash, IAS (Retd.), Former Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of West Bengal
- Dr. Partha Mukhopadhyay, Senior Fellow at Centre for Policy Research
- Dr. Partha Pratim Pal, Professor of Economics, IIM, Calcutta
- Shri Devi Prasad Karanam, IAS, Secretary, Finance Department, GoWB
- The Principal Accountant General (A&E), West Bengal, Treasury Buildings, Kol.– 1
- The Additional Chief Secretary/Principal Secretary/Secretary…………… Department
- The Secretary to the Hon’ble Governor, West Bengal, Lok Bhaban, Kolkata
- The Private Secretary to the Hon’ble Chief Minister, West Bengal
- The Principal Secretary, West Bengal Legislative Assembly
- The Secretary, Public Service Commission, West Bengal
- Senior PS to the Chief Secretary, West Bengal
- The Pay & Accounts Officer, Kolkata Pay & Accounts Office – I/II/III
- The Registrar & DDO Finance Accounts Department
- Shri Sumit Mitra, Network Administrator, Finance Department for uploading this Resolution in the Finance Department’s Website.
Special Secretary
to the Government of West Bengal