Haryana: CM Khattar overhauls CMO, empowers Khullar with oversight of 17 departments

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has undertaken significant organizational changes within the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), redistributing 58 major departments among six key officers.

1. Rajesh Khullar (Chief Principal Secretary to the CM) (Retd.IAS:1988:HY):
   • Assigned 17 departments.
   • Overall in-charge of the CM Office.
   • Handles legislative business, parliamentary matters, laws and legislation.
   • Also responsible for Architecture, Justice, Civil Resources Information, Excise and Taxation, Energy, Foreign Cooperation, General Administration, Personnel and Training, Hospitality and Vigilance, Home, Criminal Justice, Industries and Commerce, Information, Public Relations, Languages ​​and Culture, Jails, Public Health Engineering, Public Works Department, Rehabilitation, Revenue and Disaster Management, Town and Country Planning, Urban Estates, and CMO establishment.
2. V Umashankar (Principal Secretary to CM) (IAS:1993:HY):
   • In charge of most departments of Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala.
   • Manages Civil Aviation, Co-operation, Development and Panchayats, Finance, Institutional Finance and Credit Control, Mining and Geology, Planning, Social Justice, Empowerment, Welfare of SCs and BCs, Antyodaya (SEWA), Transport, Urban Local Bodies, Youth Empowerment, and Entrepreneurship.
3. Ashima Brar (Additional Principal Secretary to CM) (IAS:2004:HY):
   • Handles 11 departments, making her the second in terms of department count.
   • Manages Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Elections, Fisheries, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Housing for All, Labour, Printing and Stationery, Sainik and Ardh Sainik Welfare, Sports, and Women and Child Development.
4. Amit Agrawal (Additional Principal Secretary to CM) (IAS:2003:HY):
   • Responsible for Archives, AYUSH, Environment, Forests and Wildlife, Health, Heritage and Tourism, Higher Education, Kurukshetra Development Board, Medical Education and Research, and School Education.
5. Devendra Singh (Adviser to CM – Irrigation) (Retd.IAS):
   • Monitors the performance of various departments under the CM window.
   • Oversees work related to irrigation and water resources.
   • Ensures the implementation of Chief Minister announcements.
6. Sudhanshu Gautam (OSD to CM) (HCS):
   • Handles allotment of government houses (except Type-V, Panchkula).
   • Manages CM announcements, CM Relief Fund, HRDF and other sanctions, HRMS, online transfer policy, and Waqf Board.
7. Bhupeshwar Dayal (OSD to CM):
   • Continues to oversee CM Winds and Grievances.