The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday announced the appointment of senior IAS officer Manoj Kumar Dwivedi as the Chairperson of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC).

According to an official communication issued by the MHA dated August 5, 2026, the appointment was made with the approval of the Competent Authority. (Arvind Yadav / HT Photo)

Dwivedi, a 1997-batch officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, will take over the post with effect from the date of assumption of charge and will remain in the position until further orders. He will replace Keshav Chandra, an IAS officer, who has been moved to the central government, through an order issued on July 23.

According to an official communication issued by the MHA dated August 5, 2026, the appointment was made with the approval of the Competent Authority.

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The official notification, signed by Praveen Kumar Rai, Joint Secretary to the Government of India, stated: "In exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (a) of sub-section (1) of Section (4), read with sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 13 of the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 (44 of 1994), the Central Government hereby appoints Shri Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, IAS (AGMUT:1997) to be the Chairperson of the New Delhi Municipal Council."

Rakesh Kumar Singh, Under Secretary to the Government of India, has directed that the bilingual notifications regarding the appointment be published in the Delhi Gazette, Extraordinary.

Copies of the appointment order have been dispatched to the Secretary to the Hon'ble Lt. Governor of Delhi, the Chief Secretary of the Government of NCT of Delhi, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for necessary administrative action.

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The NDMC council is headed by a chairperson, an IAS officer who acts as the CEO of the local body.

The 13-member council includes an MLA and an MP from the New Delhi constituency, an MLA from the Delhi Cantt assembly segment, members nominated by the central government, and other bureaucrats, including an additional secretary (UT) and an additional secretary from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA).