The Punjab government on Wednesday gave additional charge of Principal Secretary, Welfare of SCs and BCs, Forests and Wildlife to Principal Secretary, Labour, R Venkta Ratnam.
The spokesperson of Punjab government stated that Principal Secretary, Jails, Kirpa Shankar Saroj has also been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, NRI Affairs.
Likewise, Principal Secretary, General Administration, Coordination and Principal Secretary, Planning, Jaspal Singh has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Tourism and Culture. Registrar, Coopertive Societies, Vikas Garg will be looking after work and post of MD, Milkfed, in addition to his present assignment during the period Manjit Singh Brar, MD, Mikfed, remains on election duty as observer (till December 13).
Pertinently, the additional charges have been given owing to the three officers – Additional Chief Secretary, Welfare of SCs and BCs, and Additional Chief Secretary-cum-FC, Forests and Wildlife, Roshan Sunkaria; Principal Secretary, NRI Affairs, Sucha Ram Ladhar and Secretary, Tourism and Culture Affairs, Vikas Pratap going on leave, respectively, November 23 to December 9, December 1 to 10 and December 20 to 31, the spokesperson added.