Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government has issued official orders making significant bureaucratic changes, transferring several IAS officers. The reshuffle, which had been in discussion for several months, has now received final approval, leading to a fresh set of responsibilities for several senior officials. As per the official notification, IAS Anand Vardhan (1992 batch), currently the Chief Secretary, has been appointed Chief Resident Commissioner, Delhi, and Chairman of UPCL and PTCUL. His responsibilities for Personnel and Water Resources have been withdrawn.
The list of other notable transfers includes:
- IAS RK Sudhanshu (1997 batch) has been given charge as Principal Secretary, Finance, and appointed as Director and Chairman, Uttarakhand Seed and Terai Development Corporation Ltd.
- IAS LL Fanai (1997 batch) has been assigned the responsibility of Commissioner, Infrastructure Development.
- IAS Shailesh Bagauli (2002 batch) has been appointed Secretary, Personnel and Vigilance Department.
- IAS Ravinath Raman (2004 batch) has been relieved from his duties in the AYUSH and Education Department.
- IAS Chandresh Yadav (2006 batch) has been relieved from duties as Commissioner, Revenue Council.
- IAS Deependra Chaudhary (2007 batch) has been removed from the post of Secretary, AYUSH.
- IAS Vinod Kumar Suman (2007 batch) has been relieved from the responsibility of state property.
- IAS Sridhar Babu (2008 batch) has been assigned the responsibility of the Planning Department.
- IAS C. Ravishankar (2009 batch) appointed Secretary, Forest Department.
- IAS Ranveer Singh Chauhan (2009 batch) has been given additional charge of the State Property Department.
- IAS Ahmed Iqbal (2010 batch) has been relieved from his responsibilities as Inspector General Registration and Commissioner, Tax.
- IAS Sonika (2010 batch) appointed Commissioner, Tax, and Mela Adhikari, Kumbh Mela.
- IAS Ranjana Rajguru (2010 batch) has been given the responsibility as Secretary, Revenue Council.
- IAS Dev Krishna Tiwari (2010 batch) has been assigned additional responsibility as Chief Executive Officer of the Uttarakhand State Khadi and Village Industries Board.
- IAS Karmendra Singh (2011 batch) has been relieved of responsibility for Kumbh Mela.
- IAS Mayur Dixit (2013 batch) has been given the additional responsibility of Vice President, District Development Authority, Tehri.
- IAS Abhishek Ruhela (2015 batch) has been relieved from duties as Additional Secretary, Tourism; appointed Additional Secretary, School Education, and Director General, School Education.
- IAS Jharna Kamthan (2016 batch) has been appointed Additional Secretary, Finance.
- IAS Gaurav Kumar (2017 batch) has been relieved from the responsibility of Additional Secretary, Social Welfare.
- IAS Ravneet Cheema (2017 batch) has been assigned as Additional Secretary, Social Welfare, and Commissioner, Divyangjan.
- IAS Prakash Chandra (2017 batch) has been relieved from the responsibility of the social welfare department.
- IAS Varun Agarwal (2021 batch) appointed Chief Development Officer (CDO), Tehri.
- IAS Anamika (2021) appointed Chief Development Officer (CDO), Nainital.
These transfers mark a pivotal move by the Uttarakhand government in redefining leadership across various key departments. The reshuffle is expected to enhance administrative functioning and policy implementation in the state.
