To improve administration, a 1990-batch IAS officer Sudhir Rajpal Singh has been appointed Haryana’s new additional Chief Secretary (Home), replacing TVSN Prasad who has been appointed as additional chief secretary (revenue).
As per the government orders issued on Sunday, Rajpal will also look after the portfolio of 3Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship while TVSN Prasad has also been appointed as Chief Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, in New Delhi apart from the assignment of Cooperation Department.
Another 1990-batch IAS officer Sumitra Mishra has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary (Medical Education and Research). She will also look after the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department. Raja Sekhar Vundru has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary of Civil Aviation and Housing departments.
Chief Minister’s Principal Secretary V Umashanker will also look after Information, Public Relations, Languages and Culture, and Cooperation Departments. Principal Secretary-rank officer Vijendra Kumar has been appointed to look after Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare Departments, while Rajeev Ranjan will look after the Labour Department.
A 2000-batch IAS officer Pankaj Agarwal has been appointed as Commissioner and Secretary of Social Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Antyodaya (SEWA) Department. He will also look after the Irrigation and Water Resources and Personnel Department. Another officer from the same batch Amneet P Kumar will be Commissioner and Secretary of Women and Child Development Department.