(PTI): The new Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath, has effected transfers of several senior IAS officers Wednesday, but retained Ashok Barnwal as his principal secretary. Barnwal (IAS:1991:MP) was also the principal secretary of Nath’s predecessor, Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
P Narhari (IAS:2001:MP) has also been retained as commissioner-cum-secretary of the public relations department and managing director of Madhyam, official sources said.
The government transferred Vivek Agrawal (IAS:1994:MP), who was also principal secretary to the former chief minister and secretary of the urban administration department, to the public health engineering department.
Another principal secretary to the former chief minister Hariranjan Rao (IAS:1994:MP) has been transferred from the CM’s office. However, he will continue as the principal secretary of the tourism department.
Vivek Agrawal was replaced by Pramod Agrawal (IAS:1991:MP) as principal secretary in the urban administration department. He will also hold the post of managing director of Madhya Pradesh Metro Rail Company Limited.
Renu Tiwari (IAS:2000:MP) has been posted as secretary, culture department. She will take the charge from Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Manoj Shrivastava who was Tuesday night posted as Vice Chancellor of Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies.
Rewa Divisional Commissioner Mahesh Chandra Jain was shifted to the Mantralaya (state secretariat).
Shahdol Commissioner J K Jain has been given the additional charge as the Rewa Divisional Commissioner.
In Kamal Nath’s home turf Chhindwara, district Superintendent of Police Atul Singh was transferred to the police headquarters in Bhopal. He has been replaced with Manoj Rai.(PTI)
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