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Jaipur, Nov 21 (IANS) In a major administrative reshuffle late on Friday, the state government transferred 48 IAS officers in one of the biggest bureaucratic reassignments of the year.
The change follows the appointment of new Chief Secretary V. Srinivas and is being seen as a significant restructuring within the Chief Minister’s Office, especially after Sudhansh Pant went on central deputation.
As part of the changes, ACS to the Chief Minister Shikhar Agarwal has been transferred to the Industries Department, while ACS Water Supply Department Akhil Arora has been appointed ACS to the Chief Minister. Roadways MD Purushottam Sharma has been given the additional charge of Commissioner of Transport Department.
The reshuffle also marks a substantial increase in the responsibilities of PWD ACS Praveen Gupta, who has been assigned additional portfolios including ACS Tourism, Art and Culture, Chairman RTDC and CEO, Amer Development Authority.
Alok Gupta, first principal secretary, Industries and BIP, has been appointed Chairman of the Pollution Control Board, while Shikhar Agarwal has replaced him in Industries. Rajesh Yadav, Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism and Art & Culture, has been shifted from the Secretariat to Director General, HCM RIPA, marking a complete change in his responsibilities. Several important financial and administrative changes were also announced.
Naveen Jain has been transferred from the Finance (Expenditure) Department to the General Administration Department, where he will also serve as Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Protocol and Resident Commissioner, Delhi.
In the health sector, Gayatri Rathod has been given the additional responsibility of Principal Secretary Medical Education after promotion, while Dinesh Kumar has been sent from Revenue to Administrative Reforms Department.
Manju Rajpal’s portfolio has also been expanded, she has been given the additional charge of Chairman, Agriculture and Horticulture and Seeds Corporation, giving her responsibility for three key departments.
Important departmental reshuffles include transfer of Bhawani Singh Detha from Food to Women and Child Development Department and expansion of Ravi Jain’s role as he will continue as Local Self Government Secretary and also become DLB Commissioner and JCTCL Chairman.
Ravi Kumar Surpur has been transferred from Chairman, Pollution Control Board to the post of Secretary, IT Department, and has been given the additional charge of Chairman, Yojana Janshakti and Rajcomp Info Services Limited. Ambrish Kumar has been sent from medical education to the Food and Civil Supplies Department.
Key appointments in other sectors include Jogaram, who has been given charge of the revenue and panchayati raj departments along with the post of Panchayati Raj Commissioner, while Rohit Gupta has been appointed MD of Rajasthan Renewable Energy Limited.
In divisional changes, Nalini Kathotiya has been appointed divisional commissioner of Bharatpur in place of Tina Soni, who has been transferred to finance (expenditure).
Rajan Vishal has been transferred from Agriculture and Horticulture to the Finance (Budget) department and appointed CEO of Public Finance Management Training Committee. Shuchi Tyagi has been appointed Secretary of Transport and Devasthan Department.
Among APO officers, Archana Singh has been appointed Secretary of Personnel Department, Himanshu Gupta as Secretary of IT Department and MD of Rajcomp, Harphool Yadav as Commissioner of Kota Development Authority and Nidhi Patel as Additional CEO of State Health Insurance Agency.
Additional appointments include Babulal Goyal as Commissioner of Devasthans, Bachanesh Kumar Agarwal as MD of Rajfed, Shubham Chaudhary as Commissioner of Horticulture, and Iqbal Khan as Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and Secretary.
–IANS
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