Bihar: Three DMs among 15 IAS officers shifted

The Bihar government on Wednesday (06.03.2024) issued transfer and posting orders for 15 IAS officers, leading to changes in three District Magistrates and one Divisional Commissioner.

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

1. Deepak Kumar Singh (IAS:1992:BH), Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperative Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Land Reform Department.
2. Parmar Ravi Manubhai (IAS:1992:BH), Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Mines Commissioner, Mines and Geology Department with additional charges of MD, Bihar State Mineral Development Corporation Limited and MD, Bihar State Mineral Corporation Limited, has been given additional charge of Enquiry Commissioner.
3. Anand Kishore (IAS:1996:BH), Chairman, Bihar School Education Board, Patna with additional charge of CEO, Bihar Board of Open Schooling & Examination (BBOSE), Patna-including financial charge, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department with additional charge of MD, Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited.
4. Santosh Kumar Mall (IAS:1997:BH), Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department with additional charge of Director, Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited, Enquiry Commissioner, General Administration Department, OSD, Office of Resident Commissioner, Bihar Bhawan, New Delhi, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Cooperative Department. He wil continue to hold the charge of Enquiry Commissioner, General Administration Department, OSD, Office of Resident Commissioner, Bihar Bhawan, New Delhi. He has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department.
5. Anupam Kumar (IAS:2003:BH), Secretary, Chief Minister Secretariat with additional charge of Secretary, Information & Public Relations and Mission Director, Bihar Development Mission, has been given additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs Department.
6. Dharmendra Singh (IAS:2006:BH), MD, Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (BUIDCO) with additional charge of MD, Bihar State Housing Board, Enquiry Commissioner, GAD, Secretary, Mines & Geology, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Mines & Geology with additional charge of Enquiry Commissioner, GAD.
7. Sanjay Kumar Singh (IAS:2007:BH), Secretary, Health Department with additional charge of Executive Director, State Health Committee, Patna, has been relieved of the charge of Secretary, State Health Committee, Patna. He has been given additional charge of Secretary, Urban Development & Housing Department.
8. Dinesh Kumar (IAS:2007:BH), MD, Bihar Medical Services & Infrastructure Corporation (BMSICL), Patna, has been transferred and posted as Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur.
9. Dharmendra Kumar (IAS:2013:BH), Additional Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, has been transferred and posted as MD, Bihar Medical Services & Infrastructure Corporation (BMSICL).
10. Rajeev Kumar Srivastava (IAS:2013:BH), GM, Beltron, has been transferred and posted as MD, Bihar State Housing Board, Patna.
11. Manesh Kumar Meena (IAS:2015:BH), Collector and District Magistrate, Sitamarhi, has been transferred and posted as Collector and District Magistrate, Katihar.
12. Richi Pandey (IAS:2016:BH), Collector and District Magistrate, Jehanabad, has been transferred and posted as Collector and District Magistrate, Sitamarhi.
13. Ravi Prakash (IAS:2016:BH), Collector and District Magistrate, Katihar, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Industries Department.
14. Alankrit Pandey (IAS:2016:BH), Joint Secretary, Health Department with additional charge of Additional CEO, Bihar Health Security Committee and Executive Director, Bihar State Women Development Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Collector and District Magistrate, Jehanabad.
15. Yogesh Kumar Sagar (IAS:2017:BH), Joint Secretary, Industries Department, has been transferred and posted as MD, Bihar State Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited.