Retired IAS Officer Arun Gupta Takes Oath as HERC Chairman, Anil Vij Attends Ceremony

November 10, 2026

Chandigarh: Retired IAS officer Arun Gupta took oath as Chairman of Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC). The oath of office was administered by Haryana Power Minister Anil Vij during a ceremony at Haryana Niwas, Chandigarh.

Gupta was earlier holding the position of Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister of Haryana.

The swearing-in ceremony commenced at 2 pm and lasted for around half an hour. Several top officials of the state government and the power sector were present at the event.

Ashima Brar, Commissioner and Secretary to the Power Department, Vikram Singh, Managing Director of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam & Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Aditya Dahiya, Managing Director of Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam were present during the ceremony.

Top Officials Present At Ceremony

Additionally, Additional Chief Secretaries Vineet Garg, A.K. Singh, Senior IPS officer Navdeep Singh Virk also were present.

Former Chairman of HERC and retired IAS officer D.S. Dhesi along with other top officials of the Power Department and other government departments were also present.

Gupta was appointed after he retired from service. He was not granted an extension prior to his retirement.

Gupta Takes Over At Crucial Time  

Gupta takes over at a crucial time as the cancellation of licence of a private power company has become an issue.

The licence of the company was given despite objections of employees organisation Sanyukt Sangharsh Morcha. The licence was cancelled by the HERC following recommendations from the state government.

The private company has appealed against the cancellation of their licence to the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL). However, the Power Department has filed a review petition to HERC.

The case has been referred to the concerned authorities and it shall be interesting to see what actions the commission takes with the new chairman.