Madhya Pradesh cadre IAS officer Radheyshyam Julaniya will replace Rahul Bhatnagar as the Union Sports Secretary.
Julaniya is a 1985 batch officer and was working with his home cadre till now, an official said. Bhatnagar, an officer of the 1983 batch from Uttar Pradesh, has been released by the Sports Ministry and is set to join the Ministry of Panchayati Raj.
"I am leaving the Sports Ministry after a satisfying one-and-half years during which we have achieved many a milestones and started new projects," Bhatnagar told PTI.
Bhatnagar had also served as Director General of Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the National Anti-Doping Agency earlier.
"My main satisfaction is that during my tenure a sporting culture, sporting consciousness has started in the country. The entire sporting ecosystem has changed. Parents all over the country have now started to understand the importance of sports in daily life," he added.
Asked whether, he is open to the idea of returning to the Sports Ministry in future, Bhatnagar replied: "Any day! I would love to return to sports."
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