Shimla, June 09: In a major reshuffle of IAS officers, the Himachal Pradesh government today named three divisional commissioners after these posts were revived by it and shifted ten senior IAS officers. Secretary, excise and taxation, Bhim Sen has been posted divisional commissioner, Kangra.

Member, finance and accounts, K S Narang has been shifted as divisional commissioner, Mandi, while V C Pharka, managing director, Himachal Tourism Development Corporation, would hold the additional charge of divisional commissioner, Shimla.

Among the IAS officers transferred are Deepak Sanan, managing director, Financial Corporation, who comes to the secretariat to replace Vineet Chaudhary, secretary, rural development and panchayati raj. Chaudhary replaces Sanan and also holds the additional charge of MD in District Development Corporation.

Upma Chaudhary, currently managing director, State Industrial Development Corporation, goes as commissioner, transport and tourism, in place of C R B Lalit who has been posted as settlement officer, Shimla.

Desh Deepak has been posted as managing director, HP Minorities Finance and Development Corporation, while Balram Sharma, currently holding charge of managing director, Small Scale Industries and Export Corporation, goes to Solan as MD Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Corporation from where P C Kashyap will replace Sharma.

Bureau Report