Man for all regimes

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has appointed dedicated officials in his secretariat. His ‘Navratna’ team has vast experience and is ready to do anything for the Chief Minister. Among them, Deputy Principal Secretary RS Doon has survived for the longest duration. No matter who is the Chief Minister in Haryana, Doon has always made his presence felt. Belonging to Bhiwani district and originally from the Haryana State Civil Services, he was inducted as an IAS officer in 1994. He has served as Deputy Commissioner of Rohtak and Karnal. He started his career with the excise department. Luck later took him to Amritsar, where he met his girlfriend and they got married. Sources say that Doon is so popular with Haryana politicians that he used to have breakfast with Saroj (daughter of former Chief Minister Bansi Lal), lunch with Chander Mohan (son of late Chief Minister Bhajan Lal) and dinner with Abhay Singh (son of former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala).