In a major bureaucratic reshuffle the State Government transferred and posted and gave additional charge to nine senior IAS officers on Friday.

The senior IAS officers who were transferred and assigned new departments include 1987 batch IAS officer Sukhdeo Singh, who has been given additional charge of Additional CS, Commercial Taxes department.

Singh will continue to hold the post of Development Commissioner with additional charge of MD, GRDA and Additional CS Home, Prisons and Disaster Management department.

Arun Kumar Singh holding the post of Additional Chief Secretary, Water Resources department has transferred in same capacity at Food and Civil Supplies department. Singh an 1988 batch IAS officer too is one of the senior most bureaucrats in State.

Sunil Kumar holding the post of Secretary, Building Construction department has been made Secretary of Planning-cum-Finance department (Planning Cell).

Amitabh Kaushal, posted as Secretary in Food and Civil Supplies department has been made as Secretary of Department of Social welfare, women and Child Development.

 Kaushal was additionally   holding the post of Secretary, Department of Social welfare, Women and Child Development.

He has been given additional charge of Secretary, Water Resources department.

Praveen Kumar Toppo holding the post of Secretary at Transport department has been made Secretary of Industry department. Toppo has also been given additional charge of Managing Director of Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority and Jharkhand State Building Construction Corporation Limited.

Prashant Kumar presently posted as Secretary of Commercial Taxes department has been made Secretary of Rural Development (Panchayati Raj and NREP Special Division) department