Dehradun (21.07.2021): The Uttarakhand Government gave its approval to a major administrative reshuffle and transferred as many as 24 IAS officers in the state. The list of officers getting new assignments goes as follows:
- Manisha Panwar (IAS:1990:UD) has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Finance.
- Anand Vardhan (IAS:1992: UD) has been transferred and appointed as ACS, Home and Prison departments.
- Ramesh Kumar Sudhanshu (IAS:1997:UD), Principal Secretary, Communication Technology; Science and Technology; Biotechnology; Public Works Department (PWD); and Rural Works Department has been relieved of the charge of Principal Secretary, Rural Works Department.
- R Meenakshi Sundaram (IAS:2001:UD) has been given the post of Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare departments.
- Nitesh Kumar Jha (IAS:2002: UD) gets the post of Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department and Director, Panchayati Raj Department.
- Radhika Jha (IAS:2002: UD) has been appointed as Secretary, School Education (Primary and Secondary); Industrial Development; and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
- Sachin Kurve (IAS:2003:UD), Secretary, Excise; Industrial Development; and MSMEs has been relieved of the charges of Secretary, Industrial Development and MSMEs.
- Sawjanya (IAS:2003:UD) gets the charge of Secretary, Energy and Alternative Energy.
- Dr Ranjit Kumar Sinha (IAS:2005:UD) has been made Secretary, Home and Prisons.
- S A Murugesan (IAS:2005:UD) has been given the charge of Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare. He will also take charge as Director, Sports Department.
- Harichandra Semwal (IAS:2005:UD) has been posted as Secretary, Irrigation.
- Vinod Prasad Raturi (IAS:2005:UD), Secretary, Higher Education; Cultural Education and Language has been relieved of the charge of Secretary, Higher Education.
- Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey (IAS:2005:UD) gets the charge of Secretary, Revenue.
- Brijesh Kumar Sant (IAS:2006:UD) has been posted as vice president of, Mussoorie-Dehradun Development Authority.
- Bhupal Singh Manral (IAS:2007:UD) has been appointed as Secretary (in-charge), Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Affairs. He will also hold the post of Commissioner, Food.
- Vijay Kumar Yadav (IAS:2007:UD) has been given the charge of Secretary (in-charge), Skill Development and Service Scheme.
- Dr Niraj Kherwal (IAS:2007:UD) gets the posts of Secretary (in-charge), Rural Development Department and Managing Director, Uttarakhand Transport Corporation.
- Deepak Rawat (IAS:2007:UD) has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd. (UPCL); Managing Director, Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Ltd. (PTCUL); and Director, Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA).
- Deependra Kumar Chaudhary (IAS:2007:UD), Secretary (in-charge), State Property; Higher Education; and Commissioner, Transport has been relieved of his charges of Secretary (in-charge), State Property.
- Vinod Kumar Suman (IAS:2007:UD) has been made Secretary (in-charge), General Administration.
- Ranveer Singh Chauhan (IAS:2007:UD) has been posted as Commissioner, Excise.
- Dr R Rajesh Kumar (IAS:2007:UD) has been appointed as District Collector, Dehradun.
- Dr Ashish Kumar Srivastava (IAS:2011:UD), District Collector, Dehradun and CEO, Dehradun Smart City has been relieved of the charge of District Collector of Dehradun.
- Abhishek Ruhella (IAS:2015:UD) has been relieved of the charge of MD, Uttarakhand Transport Corporation and is awaiting his posting orders.