Deboraj Upadhyay, a retired IPS officer and current member of the Assam Public Service Commission (APSC), has been appointed as the new chairman of the APSC

Upadhyay, a decorated officer and recipient of the President’s Police Medal for distinguished service, previously served as the Inspector General of the Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police.

He succeeds Bharat Bhushan Dev Choudhury, a former IAS officer, as Chairman of the APSC