Chandigarh: The government of Punjab has announced immediate transfers of 10 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Officers and 22 PCS Officers.
Among the transferees, IAS Vikas Pratap (1994 batch) belonging to the Punjab cadre, has been appointed as the Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Financial Commissioner, Governance Reforms, and Public Grievances. In addition, he has also been assigned the charge of Commissioner, Excise, replacing IAS Sarvjit Singh in the additional charge.
Other notable transfers include:
IAS Alok Shekhar (199 batch) has been appointed as the Additional Chief Secretary, Jails, in addition to taking charge as the Additional Chief Secretary, Justice, Social Justice, Empowerment & Minorities, and Cooperation. He also takes over the role of Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation, against a vacant post.
IAS Ajay Kumar Sinha, (1996 batch) has been made the Principal Secretary, Finance, and in addition, Principal Secretary of Power, Principal Secretary of New & Renewable Energy, and Chairman-cum-Managing Director of Punjab State Transmission Corporation Ltd. He will be replacing IAS Rahul Tiwari in these roles.
IAS Kumar Rahul (2000 batch) has been appointed as the Administrative Secretary, Health & Family Welfare. In addition, he will also be the Administrative Secretary, Medical Education & Research, relieving IAS Ravi Bhagat of the additional charge.
IAS Priyank Bharti (2001 batch) has been given charge as the Administrative Secretary, Science, Technology & Environment, in addition to Administrative Secretary, Forests & Wildlife Preservation, relieving IAS Sarvjit Singh of the additional charge.
IAS Shena Aggarwal (2012 batch), presently the Director of Social Security Women & Child Development, in addition to to Special Secretary of the same department, has been now appointed as Joint Development Commissioner of IRD, in addition to Commissioner of NREGA. She will also continue with her current responsibilities.
IAS Sandeep Kumar (2015 batch), who was awaiting posting, has been made Additional Registrar (Admin), Cooperative Societies.
IAS Sagar Setia (2017 batch), awaiting posting, has been appointed as Additional Secretary of Higher Education & Languages.
IAS Ravinder Singh (2017 batch) has taken charge as Additional Secretary of the Labour Department
IAS Harjinder Singh (2020 batch), currently the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Rural Development in Ludhiana, has been appointed as the Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) of Gurdaspur.
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