Ravi Shankar Shukla, an IAS officer of 2012 batch, took over the charge of office of Deputy Commissioner of Hazaribagh district on Thursday. He was the Deputy Commissioner of latehar district before this new assignment. Jharkhand Government had issued the office order of new assignments of some IAS officers on Wednesday.
Outgoing Deputy Commissioner Mukesh Kumar welcomed Shukla in the office chamber and in presence of officers and staffs of district administration the formality of handing and taking over the charge of office was completed. Mukesh Kumar who is going to join as Director of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan thanked the denizens of Hazaribagh for their support and affection.
After taking charge Shukla said that Hazaribagh is not a new place for him because his father who was in judiciary service was posted here also. Shukla has completed his llB and llM from lucknow and researched on water management from Bengaluru.
When asked about his priorities he said that I am a Government servant and to take care of the priorities of the State Government will be his priority as the Deputy Commissioner of Hazaribagh. However he added that he would like to give special attention on sports. He also talked about the atmosphere of Hazaribagh which is yet better than the environment of other parts of the State.