Major Bureaucratic Shake-Up In Punjab As 25 IAS, 99 PCS Officers Transferred

Chandigarh: In a major administrative reshuffle, the Punjab government on Monday transferred and issued new posting orders for 25 IAS officers and 99 PCS officers.

According to an official order, senior IAS officer Alok Shekhar, who is additional chief secretary (ACS), jails, has been given an additional charge of social justice, empowerment and minorities.

DK Tiwari has been posted as ACS, transport while Rahul Bhandari has been given the charge of principal secretary, animal husbandry, dairy development and fisheries.

25 IAS, 99 PCS Transferred 

IAS officer Rahul Tiwari, who is secretary, housing, has been given the additional charge of new and renewable energy sources while Sandeep Hans has been posted as director, social justice, empowerment and minorities.

Sanyam Aggarwal has been given the charge of commissioner municipal corporation, Bathinda and H S Sudan goes as special secretary, revenue.

Aditya Uppa, who is Pathankot Deputy Commissioner, has been given an additional charge of commissioner, municipal corporation, Pathankot.

Abhijeet Kaplish has been appointed as the Director of Mines and Geology, with the additional role of Secretary for the Punjab Development Commission. Neeru Katyal Gupta takes on the position of Chief Administrator for the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority.

Ravinder Singh has been named the Director of Higher Education, while Ankurjeet Singh will serve as the Additional Commissioner for the Municipal Corporation in Jalandhar, according to the recent orders.

Chandrajyoti Singh is now the Additional Deputy Commissioner for Rural Development in Roopnagar, and IAS officer Ojasvi has been assigned as the ADC (General) for Faridkot.

Additionally, several Punjab Civil Services officers, including G.S. Thinda, Jasbir Singh, Navjot Kaur, Bikramjit Singh Shergill, Rupinderpal Singh, and Amarbir Singh, have also been transferred.

(With inputs from PTI)