Who is Naresh Pal Gangwar? IAS officer appointed as education secretary amid nationwide student protests
Naresh Pal Gangwar, a 1994-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Higher Education amid ongoing protests over the NEET-UG paper leak. His predecessor, Vineet Joshi, has been reassigned to the Department of Panchayati Raj. The protests demand accountability from Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, prompting the government to establish fast-track courts to address legal issues related to the paper leak.