Govt appoints Central Prabhari Officers for 16 aspirational districts

The Government of India announced four new aspirational districts following the reorganization of districts in Andhra Pradesh and Sikkim. A new set of 12 Central Prabhari Officers (CPOs), including four CPOs for newly inducted districts, was also announced.

Newly appointed CPOs for four new aspirational districts are as follows:

1. Dr. Jujjavarapu Balaji (IAS:2001:AM), Joint Secretary, Department of Fisheries and CPO of erstwhile District Vizianagram (Andhra Pradesh) has been appointed CPO of Parvathipuram Manyam (Andhra Pradesh).
2. Nagaraju Maddirala (IAS:1993:TR), Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, has been appointed CPO of Alluri Sitharama Raju (Andhra Pradesh) in place of the CPO of erstwhile Vishakhapatnam District (Andhra Pradesh).
3. Peeyush Kumar (IAS:1997:AP), Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, has been appointed CPO of YSR Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh) in place of the new YSR Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh) district.
4. Vishal Chauhan (IAS:1998:SK), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, may be appointed as CPO of Soreng (Sikkim) in place of West District (Sikkim)

The list of newly appointed and replaced CPOs goes as follows:

1. Dheeraj Sahu (lAS:1996:UP), Joint Secretary, Department of Food & PD, has been appointed as the new CPO of Shrawasti (Uttar Pradesh).
2. Pankaj Kumar Bansal (lAS:1997:TN), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Cooperation, has been appointed as CPO Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu).
3. Asangba Chuba Ao (lAS:2003:BH), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation (on Joining), has been appointed as CPO Sheikhpura (Bihar).
4. Rahul Sharma (lAS:1998:JH), Joint Secretary, Ministry of AYUSH, has been appointed as CPO Gumla (Jharkhand).
5. Krishna Kumar Dwivedi (IAS:1996:AM), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, has been appointed as CPO Goalpara (Assam).
6. R Lakshmanan (IAS:2004:BR), Joint Secretary, Ministry of Port, Shipping, & Waterways, has been appointed as CPO Begusarai (Bihar).
7. Archana Varma (IAS:1995:AM), Mission Director, NWM, has been appointed as CPO Khagaria (Bihar).
8. Ravi Kumar Arora (IAS:2006:GJ), Joint Secretary, MoHUA, has been appointed as CPO Garhwa (Jharkhand).
9. Akash Tripathi (IAS:1998:MP), CEO, My Gov in the MeitY, has been appointed as CPO Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh).
10. Ranjana Chopra (IAS:1994:OD), AS&FA, Ministry of Culture, has been appointed as CPO Dhenkanal (Odisha).
11. A K Kaluaram Meena (IAS:1993:OD), CMD, FCI, has been appointed as CPO Koraput (Odisha).
12. Pramod Kumar Meherda (IAS:1997:OD), Additional Secretary, Department of Agriculture & FW has been appointed as CPO Kandhamal (Odisha).