He is 1993-batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre
The Appointments Committee of the Union Cabinet appointed Kamlesh Kumar Pant, a 1993-batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre as the new chairman of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) as a part of senior-level bureaucratic reshuffle.
Pant was formerly posted as the Principal Secretary (Revenue) in the government of Himachal Pradesh and also the Financial Commissioner (Appeals) at Himachal Pradesh and the head of the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board
The NPPA is currently being headed by senior bureaucrat Shubhra Singh, appointed in 2018. She has been repatriated to her cadre state Rajasthan, as per the order of Department of Personnel and Training.
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