Bihar govt transfers 17 IAS officers; 5 Districts get new DMs

The Bihar government on Monday (August 17, 2026) issued a major administrative reshuffle involving 17 IAS officers, including changes in several key departments and the appointment of five officers as District Magistrates.

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

1. Arvind Kumar Chaudhary (IAS:1995:BH), Additional Chief Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Department, with additional charge of Examination Controller, Bihar State Joint Entrance Examination Board, Patna, has been given additional charge of DG, BIPARD.
2. H R Srinivas (IAS:1996:BH), Additional Chief Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Patna, with additional charge of Enquiry Commissioner, General Administration Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development, Patna, with additional charge of Enquiry Commissioner, General Administration Department.
3. Pankaj Kumar (IAS:1997:BH), Principal Secretary, Rural Development Department, Patna, with additional charge of Enquiry Commissioner, General Administration Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Home Department, Patna. He will continue to hold the additional charge of Enquiry Commissioner, General Administration Department.
4. Vinay Kumar (IAS:1999:BH), Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Patna, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Patna. He will continue to hold the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department.
5. Rajesh Kumar (IAS:2001:BH), Principal Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Bihar, Patna, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna.
6. Mayank Warwade (IAS:2001:BH), Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Vigilance Department, Patna.
7. Sanjay Kumar Singh (IAS:2007:BH), Secretary, Finance Department (with full charge), and with additional charge of Secretary, Commercial Taxes Department; Commissioner, Commercial Taxes; Additional Commissioner, Goods and Services Tax; and Secretary, Chief Minister’s Secretariat, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department, Patna. He will continue to hold his existing additional charges.
8. Vinod Singh Gunjiyal (IAS:2007:BH), Secretary, Election Department-cum-Chief Electoral Officer, Patna, with additional charge of Secretary, Education Department, has been relieved of the additional charge of Secretary, Education Department. He will continue to hold the additional charge of Secretary, Social Welfare Department.
9. B Kartikey Dhanji (IAS:2008:BH), Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department, Patna, with additional charge of Enquiry Commissioner, General Administration Department, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Public Health Engineering Department, Patna. He will continue to hold the additional charge of Enquiry Commissioner, General Administration Department.
10. Rajiv Roshan (IAS:2010:BH), Secretary, Higher Education Department, Patna, with additional charge of Secretary (Resources), Finance Department, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Education Department, Patna. He will continue to hold the additional charges of Secretary, Higher Education Department and Secretary (Resources), Finance Department.
11. Chandrashekhar Singh (IAS:2010:BH), Secretary, Water Resources Department, Patna, with additional charge of Mission Director, Bihar Development Mission, Patna, will also hold the additional charge of Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department, Patna.
12. Navdeep Shukla (IAS:2013:BH), Special Secretary, Youth, Employment and Skill Development Department, Patna, with additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Bihar Skill Development Mission, Patna, will also hold the additional charge of Project Director, Bihar Education Project Council, Patna.
13. Manesh Kumar Meena (IAS:2015:BH), Director, Mines, Patna, with additional charge of Managing Director, Bihar State Educational Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited, Patna, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Bhojpur, Arrah.
14. Ruchi Pandey (IAS:2016:BH), District Magistrate, Sitamarhi, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Begusarai.
15. Vijay Prakash Meena (IAS:2016:BH), Additional Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Patna, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Siwan.
16. Tanai Sultania (IAS:2017:BH), District Magistrate, Bhojpur, Ara, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Sitamarhi.
17. Kumar Anurag (IAS:2019:BH), Managing Director, Bihar State Building Construction Corporation Limited, Patna, with additional charge of Joint Secretary, Building Construction Department, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Kaimur, Bhabua.