New Delhi: Bhupinder Singh Bhalla has been appointed as the new chairman of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), according to an official order issued on Friday.
He succeeds Dharmendra, a 1989-batch officer, as the civic body chairman.
Bhalla, a 1990-batch IAS officer, is currently the additional chief secretary of Delhi.
An alumnus of IIM Bangalore, Bhalla also has a MBA degree from the University of Georgia.
He has previously been posted in the Department of Commerce and the Chandigarh Housing Board besides serving as Goa's Chief Electoral Officer.