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Secretary Dhondul Dorjee formally takes charge as Secretary of the Department of Religion and Culture following a handing over ceremony held on 24 July 2024
Dharamshala: Secretary Dhondul Dorjee officially assumed the charge as new Secretary of the Department of Religion and Culture during a formal takeover ceremony took place on 24 July 2024.
A ceremony was held at the Department of Religion and Culture’s Secretary’s Office to mark the official transfer of responsibilities and duties between the new Secretary, Dhondul Dorjee and the Additional Secretary, Kunga Gyaltsen of DoRC. Secretary Palden Dhondup of the Department of Home oversaw the handing and taking-over ceremony as an official witness.
Before being appointed as Secretary by Kashag, Dhondul Dorjee previously served as the head of the administration wing at the Department of Security.
Brief Bio:
Dhondul Dorjee was born on 10 March 1980 in Jangthang Samed in Ladakh to Ngawang Thokmey and Kunchok Dolma.
Starting in 2008, he commenced his career at the Central Tibetan Administration as Deputy Secretary at the Auditor General’s office. Subsequently, he was transferred to the Audit office in Nepal as the deputy head, and eventually assumed the position of the head of the auditor’s office in Nepal.
In December 2012, he was designated as the Secretary of OOT Nepal, concurrently holding the roles of settlement officer cum local election commissioner of Kathmandu, Phagshing, and Lo-tserok.
He was later reassigned to Gangtok as the settlement officer and subsequently to the Department of Home as the chief accountant in June 2016. In recognition of his service, he received the CTA’s Distinguished Service Award in 2017.
Furthermore, he was promoted to additional secretary of the Department of Religion and Culture on 1 February 2020, and later transferred to the Department of Finance as an Additional Secretary on 26 June 2023.
On 4 September 2023, he was moved to the Department of Security as an Additional Secretary, and eventually promoted to Secretary of the same department. Presently, he has been transferred to the Department of Religion and Culture as its new Secretary.
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Secretary Dhondul Dorjee formally takes charge as Secretary of the Department of Religion and Culture on 24 July 2024