Lalthara

Lalthara
Official Portrait of Lalthara c.2009
Chief Secretary of Nagaland
In office
1 May 2009 – 31 December 2012
Appointed byK. Sankaranarayanan
Preceded byLalhuma, IAS
Succeeded byAlemtemshi Jamir, IAS
Personal details
Born1953 (age 72–73)
Reiek, Mamit district, Mizoram

Lalthara (b. 1953) is a retired 1975 batch IAS officer, elder and author who served as the Chief Secretary of Nagaland from 1 May 2009 till 31 December 2012. He later served as Sr Principal Secretary-cum-Adviser to 3 consecutive Chief Ministers of Nagaland for almost 5 years.

Early life

Lalthara was born in Reiek village. His schooling days coincided with the Mizo insurgency with his house and many schools burnt down.After completing his bachelors in Shillong, Lalthara appeared for the Indian Police Service exams as the minimum age required was 20, while for IAS exams it was 21. He ranked 20th on the IPS merit list, the highest ranked achieved by an SC/ST candidate till then.He later cleared the IAS exam and was allotted the Nagaland Cadre.

References

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