Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government executed a significant administrative reshuffle on Tuesday, affecting the portfolios of nine Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and three Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers.
Under the new order from the General Administration Department of Chhattisgarh government, Rajat Kumar, an influential IAS officer from the 2005 batch who recently returned from central deputation, has been appointed as the Secretary of Commerce and Industry.
Kumar was previously part of the Raman Singh government. Additionally, Richa Sharma, an IAS officer from the 1994 batch, who was serving as Additional Chief Secretary for Forests, will also take care of Food, Civil Supplies, and Consumer Rights departments as Additional Chief Secretary.
P. Dayanand, a prominent IAS officer from the 2006 batch and the current Chief Minister’s Secretary, will see a reduction in his portfolio. The new order relieves him of his responsibilities as Secretary of Commerce, Industry (Railway Projects), and the Aviation Department.
Ankit Anand, the Secretary of Commerce and Industry, has been reassigned to head the Planning, Economy, and Statistics Department, while also taking on additional responsibilities as Secretary of Housing, Environment, and Pollution Control. Basavraju S, the Chief Minister's Secretary, will now also oversee the Aviation Department.
IAS officer Bheem Singh has been appointed as Secretary of the Panchayat and Rural Development Department. Other IAS officers affected by this reshuffle include Rajesh Singh Rana, Sarversher Narendra Bhure, Jitendra Kumar Shukla, and Prabhat Malik. The reshuffle also impacts IFS officers Arun Prasad P, Vishwesh Kumar, and Vivek Acharay.
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Sources within the government indicate that this reshuffle aims to invigorate the Sai government's initiatives and ensure that welfare programs are delivered more effectively to beneficiaries.
