Agartala: The Tripura government has appointed retired IAS officer Dilip Kumar Chakma as the chairman of the Tripura Public Service Commission (TPSC).
The appointment was notified by the General Administration (Personnel & Training) Department, Government of Tripura, through an official notification issued on January 22, 2026.
The notification stated, “In pursuance of Article 316 of the Constitution of India, the Governor is pleased to appoint Shri Dilip Kumar Chakma, IAS (Retired), as Chairman, Tripura Public Service Commission, with effect from the date he takes over the charge.”
Chakma, who is currently holding the additional charge of Commissioner of the Agartala Municipal Corporation, will assume the post following the acceptance of his appointment by the Governor.
The appointment comes in the wake of the resignation of Colonel Kush Kumar Sharma, the former chairman of TPSC, whose tenure had been marked by controversy and public debate. The change in leadership is being viewed as an important step towards restoring confidence in the state’s premier constitutional recruitment body.
According to official sources, he was accused of misbehaving with a state minister and security personnel while reportedly under the influence of alcohol. Following the incident, Colonel Sharma and his son were arrested, and a specific case was registered against them. Subsequently, Colonel Sharma met Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu and tendered his resignation from the constitutional post.
Dilip Kumar Chakma brings with him decades of administrative experience, having served the state in various key capacities during his tenure in the civil services.
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The development is seen as a significant step amid ongoing efforts to reinforce institutional integrity and uphold merit-based recruitment in Tripura.
