Punjab govt transfers 20 IAS officers, 6 districts get new DCs
In an administrative reshuffle, the Punjab government has transferred 20 IAS officers. The list includes deputy commissioners of six districts, including Ludhiana, Patiala and Mohali.
Bringing changes in administrative functioning, the Punjab government has assigned new responsibilities to 20 IAS officers. Instructions in this regard have been issued by the Personnel Department, which will be considered effective immediately.
During this reshuffle, new deputy commissioners have been posted in six districts of the state. Himanshu Aggarwal has been shifted from Patiala to Ludhiana as the Deputy Commissioner, while Ludhiana Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Jain will now take charge of Patiala.
Similarly, Aditya Dachalwal has been transferred from Rupnagar to SAS Nagar (Mohali). On the other hand, Komal Mittal will now serve as the Deputy Commissioner in Rupnagar instead of Mohali.
Abhijit Kaplish will be the new Deputy Commissioner of Barnala and along with it, he will also look after the responsibility of Municipal Corporation Commissioner there. Nirmal Osepchan has been made the Deputy Commissioner of Taran Taran.
At the departmental level, Rahul Gupta has been posted as special secretary of the transport department. The services of IAS officer Rahul have been placed at the disposal of the Cooperation Department, where he will be posted as the MD of Milkfed and will also hold the additional charge of Chief Executive of PEDA.
The government has made Harpreet Singh the director of Sports and Youth Services Department. Anupam Kler has been assigned the post of special secretary, Defence Services Welfare Department, and Manisha Rana as the director of IT Industry Promotion. Nikas Kumar has been given the work of OSD to the Chief Secretary along with additional secretary coordination.
Apart from this, additional deputy commissioners have also been transferred in several districts. The government has ordered all officers to report at their new places of posting immediately without any delay.
Key developments
- New posting orders issued for 20 IAS officers in Punjab
- DCs of Ludhiana, Patiala, Mohali, Rupnagar, Barnala and Taran Taran changed
- Himanshu Aggarwal becomes new DC of Ludhiana and Himanshu Jain of Patiala
- Aditya Dachalwal posted in Mohali and Komal Mittal in Rupnagar
- Instructions to officers to assume charge of new posts immediately
