Everyone who joins the civil service always aspires to become a chief secretary. Few have had the opportunity to lead Nepal's more than 90,000 civil servants.

Ek Narayan Aryal is one of them. Joining the civil service as a non-gazette first class, the rise of Aryal as a chief secretary has been full of commitment and dedication in the civil service.

Having spent his entire career in the civil service, Aryal knows all the issues facing civil servants today. A humble and gentle person, Aryal is known for his strong dedication and hard work.

After assuming office, Chief Secretary Aryal has promised to bring efficiency in the public service. He signed the first file as Chief Secretary to bring efficiency in public service and development management.

Chief Secretary Aryal has said that he will create conditions for working with high morale in the public service. He said that the challenge now is to make the bureaucracy trustworthy to the service users.

After the then Chief Secretary Leeladevi Gadtaula retired due to age limit, the Cabinet meeting decided to appoint Aryal as the Chief Secretary. Earlier, he was the home secretary.

He became the chief secretary by overtaking four secretaries who were senior to him. He joined the government service in 2046 from Non-gazette first class. Aryal became a civil servant in 2051 through open competition and became Deputy Secretary in 2058 and Joint Secretary in 2067 through internal competition. He was promoted to Secretary in 076.

Aryal will serve as Chief Secretary for approximately 15 months. He was the Secretary of Federal Affairs and General Administration, Labor and Employment, Home Affairs, etc. Aryal, who has experience from the local level to the Prime Minister's Office, is the 28th Chief Secretary of Nepal.

Born and raised in Putlibazar, Syangja, Ek Narayal Aryal accompanied his father to the district administration office when he was studying in 10th standard. At that time, his father showed kindness and respect to the then CDO (Chief District Officer) and said, "You should study well and become a CDO, son.

From that time, Aryal started dreaming of becoming a CDO. In the 35 years since he started working in the government following this dream, he has not only become a CDO, but has also been given the opportunity to become the Chief Secretary through Secretary.

He became CDO of Tanahun, Makwanpur and Kathmandu. He did not want to go when he was transferred to Morang when he was the CDO of Kathmandu. He also worked as the head of the Personnel Administration Division in the Ministry of Home Affairs and as the Consul General in the Nepalese Consulate General in Kolkata. After the coalition changed, Aryal was seen as the main contender.