Following superannuation of two senior bureaucrats, Chief Secretary Sunil Kujur and Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) K.D.P. Rao, and appointment of R P Mandal as new Chief Secretary, the state government made a minor administrative reshuffle on Thursday.
As per the order issued by General Administration Department, Ajay Singh (IAS-1983), chairman, Revenue Board, Bilaspur has been made vice chairman of State Planning Commission, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur. The post of vice chairman will be now equivalent to that of Chief Secretary in pay-scale category. Chittaranjan Kumar Khetan (IAS-87), Additional Chief Secretary, home and jail department, and additional charge of ACS, Planning, Economic and Statistical, 20 point programme implementation, science and technology department has been appointed as chairman, Revenue Board, Bilaspur.
Dr Alok Shukla (IAS-1986), after long period of suspension and having granted bail by court, has been made Principal Secretary, Planning, Economic and Statistical, 20 point programme implementation, science and technology department with additional charge of Director General, Chhattisgarh Science and Technology Council, Raipur.
Subrat Sahoo, (IAS-1992) Chief Electoral Officer, Chhattisgarh has been appointed as Principal Secretary, home and jail department, with additional charge as Principal Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development department.
Manoj Kumar Pingua (IAS-1994), principal secretary, commerce and industries, public sector unit department holding additional charge of principal secretary transport department and Transport Commissioner, Officer on Special Duty cum Investment Officer, Chhattisgarh State Industrial Development Corporation (CSIDC), Headquarters Delhi, has been given additional charge as Principal Secretary forest department by retaining all other departments except transport and Transport Commissioner posts.