Punjab: 10 IAS officers shifted, Alok Shekhar posted as ACS, Rural Development

The Punjab government in a significant administrative reshuffle on January 22nd issued transfer and posting orders for 10 IAS officers across of the state.

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

1. Alok Shekhar (IAS:1994:PB) has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS)-cum-Financial Commissioner, Rural Development and Panchayats.
2. Dhirendra Kumar Tiwari (IAS:1994:PB) has been posted as ACS, Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities.
3. Krishna Kumar (IAS:1997:PB), Principal Secretary, Water Resources, has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Governance Reforms and Public Grievances.
4. Rakhee Gupta Bhandari (IAS:1997:PB), Principal Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs with additional charge of Principal Secretary, Tourism and Cultural Affairs, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Food Processing.
5. Nilkanth S Avhad (IAS:1999:PB) has been posted as Principal Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation.
6. Ajit Balaji Joshi (IAS:2003:PB) has been posted as Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.
7. Dilraj Singh (IAS:2005:PB), Administrative Secretary, Transport, has been given additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs.
8. Amit Dhaka (IAS:2006:PB), Administrative Secretary, Planning with additional charges of Secretary, Punjab Development Commission and Director, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, has been given additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Tourism and Cultural Affairs.
9. Neelima’s (IAS:2008:PB) services are placed at the disposal of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare for posting as Commissioner, Agriculture.
10. Gurpreet Singh Khaira (IAS:2009:PB) has been posted as Director, State Transport.