Patna: As part of a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the Bihar government has announced the transfer of 7 senior Indian Administrative Service Officers. As per the orders, IAS Pratyay Amrit (1991 batch) has been appointed as the Development Commissioner, replacing IAS Chaitanya Prasad (1990 batch). Prasad has been reappointed as the Chief Investigation Commissioner in the General Administration Department.
Notably, the position of the Development Commissioner is the second-most important post in Bihar’s administrative hierarchy, after the position of Chief Secretary.
The list of other transfers includes:
IAS Mihir Kumar (1993 batch) has been made the new Additional Chief Secretary of the Road Construction Department. He has previously held multiple positions in the Panchayati Raj Department, the Mines and Geology Department, and the role of Chief Investigation Commissioner.
AdvertisementIAS Narmadeshwar Lal (1998 batch) has been appointed as the Principal Secretary of the Mines and Geology Department.
IAS Diwesh Sehra (2005 batch) has been assigned the role of Secretary of the Panchayati Raj. He previously held the post of welfare secretary.
IAS Dharmendra Singh (2006 batch), the Principal Secretary of the Cooperative Department, has been relieved from his duty as the Secretary of the Mines and Geology Department.
IAS B Kartikeya Dhanji (2008 batch) has been appointed as the Secretary of the Cane Industry Department.
