CHANDIGARH: The Punjab government on Tuesday ordered the transfer and posting of 20 IAS officers with immediate effect, appointing new Deputy Commissioners in Mohali, Ludhiana, Patiala, Rupnagar, Barnala and Tarn Taran.
The reshuffle, ordered by the Department of Personnel, also covers several departmental and district-level assignments.
Komal Mittal, currently Deputy Commissioner of SAS Nagar (Mohali), has been shifted to Rupnagar. Aaditya Dachawal, serving as Rupnagar Deputy Commissioner, will take over in Mohali.
Himanshu Aggarwal moves from Patiala to Ludhiana as Deputy Commissioner, while Ludhiana DC Himanshu Jain has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Patiala.
Abhijeet Kaplish has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Barnala, with additional charge as Commissioner of the Barnala Municipal Corporation. He replaces Harpreet Singh, who has been posted as Director, Sports and Youth Services.
Nirmal Ouseppachan, serving as Additional Secretary, Coordination, and Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Secretary, has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Tarn Taran, replacing Rahul.
Rahul’s services have been placed at the disposal of the Cooperation Department for appointment as Managing Director of MILKFED. He will additionally serve as Chief Executive of the Punjab Energy Development Agency. Outgoing MILKFED Managing Director Rahul Gupta has been posted as Special Secretary, Transport.
Anupam Kaler has been appointed Special Secretary, Defence Services Welfare, while Manisha Rana will take over as Director, Promotion of Information Technology Industry. Nikas Kumar has been assigned the posts of Additional Secretary, Coordination, and Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Secretary.
Among other changes, Kanchan has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Sri Muktsar Sahib; Krishna Pal Rajpoot as ADC (General), Ferozepur; and Davy Goyal as Additional Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayats.
Sunil has been appointed ADC (Rural Development), Patiala; Rakesh Kumar Meena as ADC (General), Pathankot; Ayush Goel as ADC (General), Mansa; and Pallavi Mishra as ADC (General), Amritsar. Shreyansee Jain has been posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jagraon.