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27 IAS officers shifted in top-level bureaucratic rejig
In a massive bureaucratic shake-up, the Haryana government shifted 26 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers on Monday with immediate effect.
In a massive bureaucratic shake-up, the Haryana government shifted 26 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers on Monday with immediate effect.
The reshuffle covered top bosses of key departments including power, town and country planning, health, finance, excise and taxation, food and civil supplies and labour.
Rajan Kumar Gupta, additional chief secretary (ACS), power, has been posted as additional chief secretary, health. Anurag Rastogi, principal secretary (PS), excise and taxation and irrigation, is now in-charge of power department. He will continue to retain irrigation.
Shyam Sunder Prasad, ACS, food and supplies, has been given the additional charge of town and country planning and urban estates. He replaces P Raghavendra Rao, who has been posted in the finance department. Sanjeev Kaushal, additional chief secretary, finance, goes as ACS, excise and taxation, and public health engineering.
PK Mahapatra, ACS, health, has been posted as ACS, women and child development.
Vijai Vardhan, ACS, higher education and cultural affairs, is the new ACS, labour. ACS, co-operation, Rajni Sekhri Sibal has been moved to animal husbandry and dairying department in place of Abhilaksh Likhi, who goes as PS , tourism.
Sashi Bala Gulati, ACS, women and child development, has been moved to archives, archaeology and museums department. She has opted for the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), giving the government three months’ notice. Gulati replaces Shrikant Walgad, who is now PS, environment.
Alok Nigam, ACS, public health engineering, has been posted as cooperation department. While TC Gupta, PS, welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes department, has been posted as PS, monitoring and coordination, SN Roy, PS, environment, is now PS, fisheries. Roy replaces Anil Malik, who goes as PS, technical education.
Anil Kumar, PS, urban local bodies, has been posted in the welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes department. Mahavir Singh is now PS, higher education and civil aviation departments. Sumita Misra, PS, tourism, has been posted as PS, housing and cultural affairs departments.
Anand Mohan Sharan, principal resident commissioner, Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi, chief administrator of Trade Fair Authority, Haryana, and chairman, Haryana Minerals Limited, has been given the additional charge of PS, urban local bodies.
AK Singh, PS, employment and mines and geology, has been given additional charge of industrial training. Vijayendra Kumar, secretary, general administration and revenue and disaster management, has been given additional charge of director general and secretary, environment. Subhash Chandra, has been posted as secretary, revenue and disaster management.
Pradeep Kasni, director general, science and technology, has been posted as secretary, finance, in place of CG Rajinikaanthan, whose orders will be issued later. Saket Kumar has been posted as special secretary (health), mission director, National Health Mission and commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration, in addition to his present duties. Anshaj Singh, director and additional secretary, industrial training and employment, has been given the additional charge of managing director, Dairy Development Cooperative Federation.
Rajiv Rattan has been posted as director, science and technology Department.
Three takeaways
1) Top administrative bosses of power, town and country planning, finance, health, excise and taxation, food and civil supplies and labour reshuffled
2) Minimum tenure policy overlooked with the government transferring several officers much before completion of two-year tenure. Health, for instance, has had four additional chief secretaries in past two years
3) Reshuffle triggers speculations about it being linked to feedback sessions held by the BJP brass with ministers, MLAs and advisers, Dhingra committee, etc.
