Himachal Pradesh govt transfers 43 IAS officers including 3 deputy commissioners

Three sub-divisional officers of Mandi and Chamba districts have been transferred as additional deputy commissioner-cum-project director of District Rural Development Agency

The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday transferred as many as 43 IAS officers in a major reshuffle. Among the transferred civil servants are deputy commissioners of three districts, including Sirmaur, Mandi, and Lahaul and Spiti.

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Jairam Thakur (HT Photo)

Several senior-most officers have also been transferred, including Subhasish Panda from the 1997 batch, principal secretary (public works department), who will now also hold the position of principal secretary (tourism and civil aviation) to the Himachal Pradesh government; Devesh Kumar from the 1998 batch, secretary to the chief minister, who will now additionally hold the post of managing director, Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited, and Vinay Singh from the 2001 batch, special secretary to the chief minister, and Public Works Department, who will now hold the post of director, Ayurveda.

Besides, Rakesh Kumar from the 2007 batch, secretary to the governor, will continue to be in charge of the post. He has been transferred as director, Public Finance-cum-Public Enterprises-cum -Special Secretary (Finance), director, Treasuries, Accounts and Lotteries, and special secretary (Agriculture) to the state government. Kumar will however continue to hold the post of state project director, Zero Budget Natural Farming, Department of Agriculture, Himachal Pradesh.

The transfers and postings will be implemented with immediate effect, the official notification stated.