14 IAS officers transferred in West Bengal

The West Bengal government, on Monday, issued transfer and posting orders of 14 IAS officers across the state.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows:

1. Alapan Bandyopadhyay (IAS:1987:WB) : Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Hill Affairs Department.
Additional charge : ACS, MSME and Textiles Department, Industry, Commerce and Enterprises Department and Parliamentary Affairs Department.
2. Ajit Ranjan Bardhan (IAS:1989:WB) : Commissioner, Jalpaiguri Division.
Additional charge : Principal Secretary, North Bengal Development.
3. Barun Kumar Ray (IAS:1992:WB) : Commissioner, Malda Division.
4. P.B. Salim (IAS:2001:WB) : Secretary, Youth Service & Sports Department.
Additional Charge : Secretary, Minority Affairs & Madrasah Education Department.
5. Chhoten Dhendup Lama (IAS:1999:WB) : Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare Department.
Additional charge : Secretary, Tribal Development.
6. Dr. P. Ulaganathan (IAS:2006:WB) : District Magistrate, South 24 Parganas.
7. Mukta Arya (IAS:2008:WB) : District Magistrate, Howrah.
8. Uma Sankar S (IAS:2011:WB) : District Magistrate, Bankura.
9. V. Lalithalakshmi (IAS:2008:WB) : District Magistrate, Kalimpong.
10. Vijay Bharti (IAS:2005:WB) : District Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman.
11. Jagdish Prasad Meena (IAS:2004:WB) : District Magistrate, Murshidabad.
12. Y. Ratnakara Rao (IAS:2006:WB) : District Magistrate, Hooghly.
13. Pawan Kadyan (IAS:2012:WB) : District Magistrate, Nadia.
14. Shilpa Gourisaria (IAS:2009:WB) : Joint Secretary, Food and Supplies Department.