Major administrative reshuffle in Punjab

In a major administative reshuffle, as many as 20 IAS officers have been transferred in Punjab. Komal Mittal (2014), currently Deputy Commissioner (DC), SAS Nagar, has been transferred as Deputy Commissioner, Rupnagar. Himanshu Aggarwal (2014), DC, Patiala, will join as Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana. Abhijeet Kaplish (2015), Chief Executive, Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), with additional charge as Director, Sports and Youth Services, is posted as Deputy Commissioner, Barnala, with additional charge as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Barnala.

Likewise, Aaditya Dachalwal (2016), DC, Rupnagar, is posted as Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar. Rahul Gupta (2016), Managing Director, MILKFED, is appointed as Special Secretary, Transport. Himanshu Jain (2017), DC, Ludhiana, will take charge as Deputy Commissioner, Patiala.

Rahul (2017) is posted as Managing Director, MILKFED, and has also been assigned the charge of Chief Executive, Punjab Energy Development Agency. Anupam Kaler (2017), has been appointed as Special Secretary, Defence Services Welfare; Harpreet Singh (2019) as Director, Sports and Youth Services; Manisha Rana (2019) as Director, Promotion of Information Technology Industry, against a vacant post; Nirmal Ouseppachan (2019) as Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran; Nikas Kumar (2020) as Additional Secretary, Coordination, with additional charge as Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Secretary, Punjab and Kanchan (2020) is now Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Sri Muktsar Sahib.

Among other IAS officers, Krishna Pal Rajpoot (2022) joins as Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Ferozepur; Davy Goyal (2022) as Additional Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayats; Sunil (2023) as Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Patiala; Rakesh Kumar Meena (2023) as Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Pathankot; Ayush Goel (2023) as Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Mansa; Pallavi Mishra (2023) as Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Amritsar and Shreyansaa Jain (2023) will take charge as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jagraon.