Major administrative reshuffle in Punjab, govt shuffles 21 IAS officers

Chandigarh: In a major administrative reshuffle, the Punjab government on Saturday transferred 21 IAS officers.

A spokesperson said D P Reddy has been posted as the Additional Chief Secretary, Industries and Commerce and given additional charge of the Additional Chief Secretary, Investment Promotion while Satish Chandra as has been posted as the Additional Chief Secretary, Development.

Vini Mahajan has been given the charge of the Additional Chief Secretary, Housing and Urban Development while Viswajeet Khanna has been posted as the Additional Chief Secretary, Local Government and Sanjay Kumar has been posed as the Principal Secretary, Labour.

Anjali Bhawara has been posted as the Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare and Kirpa Shankar Saroj has been posted as the Principal Secretary, NRI Affairs.

Anirudh Tewari has been posted as the Principal Secretary, Finance and given additional charge of the Principal Secretary, Non Conventional Energy.

V K Singh, who is holding the charge of the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab and the Principal Secretary Elections has been given additional charge of the Financial Commissioner, Cooperation, subject to the approval of the Election Commission of India.

R Venkat Ratnam has been posted as the Principal Secretary, Welfare of SCs and BCs while Rakesh Kumar Verma has been given the charge of the Commissioner-cum-Director, Industries and Commerce and additional charge of the Secretary, Information Technology.

Hussan lal has been posted as the Secretary, Planning and additional charge of the Secretary, Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the Secretary, Governance Reforms.

The Spokesman further said Kahan Singh Pannu has been posted as the Secretary, Technical Education and Industrial Training and given additional charge of the MD, Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Limited.

Krishan Kumar has been posted as the Secretary, Expenditure (Department of Finance) and given additional charge of the Secretary, Personnel and the Secretary-cum-Director, Employment Generation and Training.

Shruti Singh has been posted as the MD, Punjab INFOTECH and given additional charge of the Director, Information Technology and CEO, Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion.

Manjit Singh Narang, who is currently holding the charge of the Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab has been given additional charge of the MD, PRTC, subject to the approval of the Election Commission of India.

Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, who is the Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Punjab has been given the additional charge of the Secretary, Defence Services Welfare and Director, Information and Public Relations.

Varun Roojam has been posted as the Special Secretary, Health and Family Welfare and in addition the MD, Punjab Health System Corporation and the Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration and in addition the Project Director, National Health Mission.

Ravi Bhagat has been posted as the Chief Administrator, Punjab Urban Development Authority, SAS Nagar and given additional charge of the Director, Town and Country Planning, the Special Secretary, Housing and Urban Development, the Chief Administrator, greater Mohali area development authority, SAS Nagar.

Daljit Singh Mangat has been posted as the Special Secretary, Power and Renewable Energy and given additional charge of the Special Secretary, Planning and Amar Partap Singh Virk has been posted as the Deputy Commissioner, Sangrur and given additional charge of the CEO, Punjab state civil aviation council.