Tribune News Service
Ruchika M Khanna
Chandigarh, May 21
In a significant administrative reshuffle affected late tonight, Punjab authorities has transferred 64 IAS and PCS officers, together with altering deputy commissioners of six districts.
Amongst the 39 IAS officers issued switch orders tonight, KAP Sinha has been given the extra cost of Additional Chief Secretary Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, in addition to persevering with to work because the Additional Chief Secretary Revenue. It was lately that Sumer Singh Gurjar had been posted as Principal Secretary in Agriculture and Farmers Welfare division. Gurjar is now posted as Principal Secretary Removal of Grievances.
Besides Sinha, the opposite officer getting extra assignments is Anurag Verma, who in addition to holding on to his cost as head of Home Affairs and Justice division, has additionally obtained vital task in Industries; Information Technology; and Investment Promotion departments. These costs had been with Dilip Kumar, who will now go to division of NRI Affairs. Industries division has additionally obtained a brand new director in Puneet Goyal.
Both Sinha and Verma are believed to be amongst entrance runners in the race for Chief Secretary, after the incumbent Chief Secretary Vijay Kumar Janjua retires in June.
Some of the officers who had been with none posting for previous a number of months have been assigned roles in at this time’s orders. Ajoy Sharma has been appointed as Secretary in Local Government division; Tanu Kashyap as Secretary Home Affairs and Justice, in addition to getting cost as Additional Resident Commissioner Delhi; and, Gaggandip Singh Brar is Secretary Freedom Fighters. Alaknanda Dayal too has obtained a posting as Secretary Revenue and Rehabilitation.
Another officer, (*64*) Singh, awaiting posting orders has been given cost as Secretary Revenue and Rehabilitation.
The six districts to get new deputy commissioners are: Vineet Kumar shifted as DC Faridkot from Muktsar, swapping locations with Ruhee Dugg; DC Mansa Baldeep Kaur has swapped locations with Rishi Pal Singh, DC of Tarn Taran; Amit Talwar is the brand new DC of Amritsar whereas Kapurthala DC Vishesh Sarangal goes to Jalandhar. Karnail Singh is the brand new DC of Kapurthala. Even the Public Relations division has obtained a brand new Director in Bhupinder Singh.
There is a considerable change in officers posted in Education division, with Jaspreet Talwar being changed by Seema jain as Additional Chief Secretary School Education. Talwar will proceed to go Higher Education division. Rupanjali Kartik is posted as Special Secretary School Education, whereas IFS officer Churchill Kumar has been posted as Special Secretary School Education.
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