In a bid to ensure better management of anti-Naxal operations and fix accountability on the officials manning the key posts, the State Government on Thursday made its first appointment to the newly created post of ADG (Operations). The Government promoted and posted 1990-batch IPS officer Anil Palta as the ADG (Operations) after his return from the Central deputation.
Palta will supervise operations across the State and will strategise the mode of operations in consultation with senior officials, said sources.The Government also transferred and posted six senior IPS officers making IG (Operations) Murari lal Meena the new IG of Vigilance Bureau and transferring ADG (Vigilance) Neeraj Sinha to the Home department as Special Secretary.
ADG (law & Order) KS Meena has been made Managing Director of Police Housing Corporation, while Special Secretary, Home VH Deshmukh has been posted as ADG (Training and Modernisation). Managing Director, State Police Housing Corporation Prashant Singh has been made IG (Training).