The State Government effected a major administrative reshuffle just a couple of days ahead of Cabinet expansion on Wednesday as 38 IAS officers were transferred and posted in various capacities.Senior IAS officer UP Singh, who was OSD to CM at Jharkhand Bhawan, Delhi has been made the Principal Resident Commissioner in New Delhi, while Resident Commissioner DK Tiwari has been made OSD at Jharkhand Bhawan, New Delhi with additional charge of Principal Secretary Mines, Commissioner of Mines and MD of JSMDC.
Principal Secretary of Institutional Finance and Execution Mridula Sinha has been made Principal Secretary of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, while Secretary Food and Civil Supplies Pradeep Kumar has been made Secretary of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries department. RA Ekka has been made the new Secretary of Welfare department and Mines Secretary Arun has been made Divisional Commissioner of Kolhan.