Major reshuffle in Chandigarh administration

UT administrator Banwarilal Purohit on reshuffled the IAS, PCS, and HCS officers posted in the city.

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

1. Yashpal Garg (IAS:2008:AGMUT), Secretary, Health, Medical Education & Research, Hospitality with additional charge of CEO, Chandigarh Housing Board has been given charge of Secretary, Vigilance.
2. Hargunjit Kaur (IAS:2013:PB), Secretary, Industries with additional charges of Special Secretary, Finance, Special Secretary, Engineering, Special Secretary, House Allotment Committee, Director, Treasury & Accounts, Director, Local Audit, Director, Agriculture, Director, Tourism and Agriculture Census Commissioner has been given the charge of Secretary-cum-Director, Tourism.
3. Akhil Kumar (DANICS:2010) has been appointed as CHB secretary.
4. Harsuhinder Pal Singh Brar (PCS), was given the charges of director, hospitality.
5. Harjeet Singh Sandhu (PCS) has been given the charges of chief general manager, CITCO.
6. Amandeep Singh Bhatti (PCS) has been given the charge of project director Educity.
7. Sorabh Kumar Arora (PCS) has been appointed director, sports.
8. Palika Arora (PCS) has been given the charge of director, social welfare; and secretary, Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights in addition to her existing charges.
9. Sumeet Sihag (HCS) has been given the charge of joint excise and taxation commissioner and deputy commissioner cum collector (excise).
10. Sanyam Garg (HCS) has been appointed as joint secretary, cooperation.
11. Paviter Singh (PCS) has been given the charge of the joint commissioner, municipal corporation.
12. Rajiv Tewari AC (F&A) has been given the charge of agriculture census officer, nodal officer, state agriculture marketing board, assistant secretary, state agriculture marketing board, and assistant secretary, agriculture in addition to his existing charges.