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In major rejig, Rajasthan Govt transfers 288 officers

PTI

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Rajasthan Government has transferred 288 officers, including 77 from the IAS and IPS cadre.

The reshuffled bureaucrats also included 28 officers from the Indian Forest Service and 183 belonging to the the Rajasthan Administrative Services.

The government changed three collectors, SPs in 14 districts and five range Inspector General of Police late on Monday night while the RAS officers were reshuffled on Tuesday. 

Sudhansh Pant, a 1991-batch IAS officer, has been appointed the Additional Chief Secretary, Public Health and Engineering Department. Mugdha Sinha has been given the charge of the Science and Technology Department in addition to art and culture. 

P C Kishan has been appointed the Secretary, Panchayati Raj, according to the transfer orders issued by the Department of Personnel (DoP).

The collectors of Churu, Baran and Jhalawar were also changed.

Sanwarmal Verma, who was awaiting posting orders, has been made the Churu Collector. The project director-cum-joint secretary of the Employment Guarantee Scheme, Rajendra Vijay, will now be the Baran Collector.