Punjab Govt assigns additional charges to IAS officers

The Punjab government has assigned additional responsibilities to five IAS officers. Dhirendra Kumar Tiwari, a 1994-batch IAS officer, has been given the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Labour Department. He already handles Excise, Good Governance and Information Technology, and Parliamentary Affairs.

Vinay Bublani, a 2008-batch officer and currently Commissioner of Patiala Division, has been given additional charge of Commissioner, Rupnagar Division. He has also been appointed Secretary, Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Department.

Mrs Deepti Uppal, a 2011-batch IAS officer, will continue as Special Secretary, Local Government, while also serving as Joint Managing Director-cum-CEO of Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company and CEO of Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board. She has additionally been appointed Special Secretary, Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management.

Amit Talwar, a 2013-batch officer, has been appointed Managing Director of Punjab State Cooperative Bank. He will retain his responsibilities as Special Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayats, and Nodal Officer for Drugs and Caste Census. Sanyam Aggarwal has been relieved of the cooperative bank charge.

T. Benith, a 2018-batch IAS officer, has been given additional charge as Managing Director of the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board, alongside his position as Additional Secretary, Revenue and Rehabilitation.