In a major administrative reshuffle, Haryana Government on Tuesday issued transfer and posting orders of nine IAS and two HCS officers with immediate effect. The State Government also gave additional charge to five IAS officers.
Bhupinder Singh, Director and Special Secretary, Agriculture Department has been posted as Deputy Principal Secretary to Chief Minister against a vacant post.
Alok Nigam, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Cooperation Department goes as ACS, Public Works (Building and Roads) Department while Dheera Khandelwal, ACS, Information, Public Relations and languages Department has been posted as ACS, Cooperation Department.
Rajesh Khullar, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Information, Public Relations and languages Department.
Raja Sekhar Vundru, awaiting orders of posting, has been posted as Principal Secretary of newly constituted Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Department.
Shrikant Walgad, Principal Secretary, Environment Department goes as Commissioner, Ambala Division, Arun Kumar Gupta is posted as Principal Secretary, Town and Country Planning and Urban Estates Department, Geeta Bharti goes as Director and Special Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department and Managing Director, CONFED.
IAS Dusmanta Kumar Behera, Director is posted as Director and Special Secretary, Agriculture Department while Ravi Prakash Gupta goes as Director and Special Secretary, Medical Education and Research Department.
Among those given additional charge included KK Khandelwal, who has been given additional charge of ACS, Environment Department. Neerja Sekhar is given additional charge of State Project Director, Haryana School Shiksha Pariyojna Parishad, Vijayendra Kumar has been given additional charge of Project Director, Haryana State Resident Database Authority and Shekhar Vidyarth is given additional charge of Director and Special Secretary, Environment Department.
Among HCS officers, Tirlok Chand, Secretary, Regional Transport Authority (RTA), Panipat has been posted as Secretary, RTA Gurugram while Bharat Bhushan Gogia, Joint Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, NIT, Faridabad has been posted as Secretary, RTA Faridabad.