Senior IAS officer of Haryana and whistleblower Ashok Khemka, who took on the previous Congress Government, was on Friday made the new Transport Commissioner of the State along with Secretary Transport. He was amongst the 71 IAS officers transferred by the Manohar lal Khattar Government on Friday.
Khemka was the officer who exposed the land deal between Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and reality giant DlF. This is the first time in recent years that he has got a good posting as the Bhupinder Singh Hooda Government kept him on posts considered "punishment" postings.
Khemka was secretary, Archives department and DG Archives, considered a posting below the seniority of the 1991 batch IAS officer.
IAS officer of 1997 batch Pradeep Kasni who had raised his voice against illegal appointments of commissioners of various commissions during congress rule and had been appointed as Administrator, CADA and Project Director, Haryana Aids Control Society by Hooda government has now been given the charge of Commissioner, Gurgaon Division, Special Commissioner, Health & Nutrition, Mewat Area, Gurgaon and Chairman, Mewat Development Agency.
Sumita Misra, Additional Principal Secretary-I to Chief Minister, Haryana has been given additional charge of Director General, Tourism, Haryana, Secretary to Government Haryana Tourism Department, Director General, Hospitality, and Managing Director, Haryana Tourism Development Corporation, in addition to her own duties.
Similarly, Anand Mohan Sharan, Additional Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi, has given the charge of Resident Commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi by relieving PK Mahapatra.
Vineet Garg, Secretary in Revenue and Disaster Management Department, is now Managing Director, Haryana State Industrial Infrastructural Development Corporation & Managing Director, Haryana Financial Corporation.
Abhilaksh likhi, Secretary Personnel, Training, Vigilance, and Parliamentary Affairs Departments has given the charge of Director General, Information and Public Relations and Cultural Affairs and languages and Grievances Departments, Secretary to Government, Haryana, Information & Public Relations & Cultural Affairs & languages and Grievances Department and Sudhir Rajpal has been relieved from the charge.
1998 batch IAS officer Brijendra Singh, who is son of Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh has been given the charge of Chief Administrator, HUDA.