The State Government on Wednesday effected a major administrative reshuffle as it transferred and posted 28 IAS officers of various ranks along with IFS and JAS officers posted in various capacities in the State.
The Government chose 1984-batch IAS officer RK Srivastava as the new Additional Chief Secretary of Energy department. Shrivastav, who was holding charge of Member, Revenue Board of the State will hold additional charge of the post till further notice. He will also hold the charge of MD, JUVNl. Principal Secretary of Energy Department SKG Rahate will join the Personnel department after his leave.
Principal Secretary Urban Development and Housing Department Arun Kumar Singh has been entrusted additional charge of MD, Jharkhand State Housing Board, while Principal Secretary-cum-Commissioner Commercial Taxes KK Khandelwal has been given additional charge of Transport Secretary.
Secretary of Tourism, Art, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs Avinash Kumar has been transferred and posted as Secretary of Excise and Prohibition department, while Divisional Commissioner, South Chhotanagpur Dr Pradeep Kumar, holding the additional charge of Commissioner North Chhotanagpur, Palamu and Examination Controller JCEE will hold additional charge of Divisonal Commissioner Kolhan.
Secretary, Planning cum Finance Department (Expenditure) Satyendra Singh will hold additional charge of Secretary Tourism, Art, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs department. Divisional Commissioner of Kolhan Arun has been made Secretary of Rural development Department (Rural Works Section). DC East Singhbhum Amitabh Kaushal has been made the new Mission Director of NRHM. Kaushal will hold additional charge of Director, JSACS and MD, Jharkhand medical and Health Infrastructure development and Procurement Corporation ltd.
Special Secretary Energy department AT Mishra has been made MD of State Urban development Authority (SUDA), while Special Secretary Food and Civil Supplies Ravi Ranjan has been made Mission Director cum CEO of State livelihood Society.
The Government also transferred Deputy Commissioners of West Singhbhum,Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Chatra, Pakur, Ramgarh, latehar and Jamtara apart from several JAS officers of various ranks manning several important posts in the State.