In another bureaucratic reshuffle coming close on heels on the appointment of the Chief Secretary and the Chief Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, 17 bureaucrats, including Principal Secretaries and Secretaries, have been shifted to new positions on Tuesday.
The State Government had earlier reshuffled bureaucracy on November 7. Observers say Tuesday’s reshuffle has more things in it than meets the eye.
According to many, the reshuffle seemed to be effected to bring the bureaucrats deemed close to the newly appointed Chief Principal Secretary (CPS) Rakesh Sharma right into the Chief Minister’s office (CMO).
While two principal secretaries to the the CM Omprakash and Manisha Panwar have been edged out of the CMO, two secretary in-charges to the CM Shailesh Bagoli and R Meenakshisundarm have been brought into the CMO, a move that conveys the message who is calling the shots.
Chief Secretary Shatrughan Singh has been relieved from the charge of infrastructure development commissioner (IDC) and given charge of chairman of Uttarakhand State Infrastructure Development Corporation (USIDC), Mining and Industry department.
In a Press note issued to the media, Joint Secretary personnel Atar Singh said that FRDC S Raju has been relieved from chairman Multipurpose Finance Development Corporation while principal secretary to CM Manisha Panwar has been relieved from PS to the CM and given charge of principal secretary rural pond development department.
Principal secretary Radha Raturi has been given additional charge of vigilance department while principal secretary to the CM Omprakash has been relieved from PS to CM and chairman USIDC and given charge of training and technical education.
Principal secretary Ranbir Singh has been given additional charge of excise and agriculture education while principal secretary S Ramaswami has been relieved from planning and externally aided projects (EAP).
Secretary to the CM Amit Singh Negi has been relieved from minority welfare, literature, census and reorganisation and given charge of civil aviation and EAP. Secretary CS Napalchayal has been relieved from revenue and made secretary estate and state officer (SEO).
Secretary urban development DS Garbyal has been made secretary to the CM and revenue. He was secretary Estate & SEO. RK Sudhanshu has been relieved from Medical education, Sainik Kalian, labour and employment, paramilitary welfare council and secretariat administration and given charge of industry, drinking water, literature, census and Re-organisation.
Secretary BK Aulakh has been given additional charge of minority welfare and secretary Anand Vardhan has been given additional charge of Sainik Kalyan, Paramilitary welfare council and secretary Paramilitary.
Secretary in-charge D Senthil Pandian has been given additional charge of Personnel, Suraj, corruption eradication and public service and public grievance department.
Secretary in-charge Shailesh Bagoli has been relieved from Suraj, corruption eradication, public service and public grievance department, SAD and personnel and given charge of secretary in-charge to Chief Minister; Secretary in-charge R Meenakshisundaram has been given additional charge of secretary in-charge to CM while additional secretary Dr R Rajesh Kumar has been given additional charge of civil aviation, ACEO and PMU (ADB).