Bhopal, September 30: Niwari will become the 52nd district of Madhya Pradesh, with effect from October 1. A proposal to this effect was cleared by the state Cabinet on Saturday.

IAS officer Akshay Kumar Singh (2010-batch) will hold the interim charge of the first District Collector of the new district till further orders, a state government order to this effect on Saturday said. Akshay Kumar Singh is Director, Cultural and Religious Endowments Department. Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2018: AAP Gears Up to Contest All 230 Seats.

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