Govt appoints Central Prabhari Officers for 10 aspirational districts

The Government of India on Wednesday (12.04.2023) announced the appointment of Central Prabhari Officers (CPOs) for 10 districts under the Aspirational District Programme.

Newly appointed CPOs for 10 districts are as follows:

1. Deepak Agrawal (IAS:2000:UP), Joint Secretary, MoHUA, has been appointed as CPO of Chitrakoot in UP.
2. Mukesh Kumar Bansal (IAS:2005:CG), Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services has been appointed as CPO of Bastar in Chhattisgarh.
3. Pankaj Yadav (IAS:2001:HY), Joint Secretary, D/o Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has been appointed as CPO of Mewat in Haryana.
4. Krishna Kumar (IAS:2002:OR), Joint Secretary, D/o Commerce has been appointed as CPO of Rayagada, Odisha.
5. K Manicka Raj (IAS:2005:TG), Joint Secretary, D/o Economic Affairs has been appointed as CPO of Asifabad, Telangana.
6. Rahul Singh (IAS:1996:BH), Additional Secretary, DoP&T, has been appointed as CPO of Katihar in Bihar.
7. Rajneesh (IAS:1997:HP), Additional Secretary & Development Commissioner, Ministry of MSME, has been appointed as CPO of Chamba in Himachal Pradesh.
8. Rajat Kumar (IAS:2005:CG), Joint Secretary, DoPT, has been appointed as CPO of Korba in Chhattisgarh.
9. Ms. Maninder Kaur (IAS:1995:CG), MD, SFABC, D/o Agriculture & Farmers Welfare has been appointed as CPO of Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh.
10. Kamal Kishore Soan (IAS:1998:JH), Joint Secretary, M/o Labour and Employment has been appointed as CPO of Lohardaga, Jharkhand.