Patna: The Bihar government has ordered the transfer and posting of two IAS officers of Secretary rank, assigning Kanwal Tanuj to the Finance Department and Rachna Patil to the Governor’s Secretariat at Lok Bhavan.
According to an order issued on Monday (November 9, 2026), Kanwal Tanuj (IAS:2010:BH), Secretary, Planning and Development Department, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Finance Department. He will also hold the additional charge of Secretary, Planning and Development Department.
In another change, Rachna Patil (IAS:2010:BH), Secretary (Expenditure), Finance Department, has been transferred and posted as Secretary in the Governor’s Secretariat at Lok Bhavan.
Notably, the latest posting comes after the transfer of senior IAS officer Deepak Kumar (IAS:1992:BH), who was serving as Additional Chief Secretary in the Governor’s Secretariat, with the additional charge of Director General-cum-Chief Enquiry Officer, General Administration Department. He was recently transferred and posted as Chief Advisor, Bihar State Planning Board, while retaining the additional charge of Director General-cum-Chief Enquiry Officer.
With Rachna Patil moving to the Governor’s Secretariat, she will take up a new assignment there following Deepak Kumar’s departure.
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