Rajasthan: 20 IAS officers shifted, 3 assigned additional charges

The Rajasthan government on Monday (02.10.2023) late night issued transfer and appointment notifications affecting 20 IAS officers. Among these changes, five District Collectors and District Magistrates have been reassigned, resulting in four districts having new faces as their District Collectors and District Magistrates. Additionally, three IAS officers have been assigned additional responsibilities.

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

1. Krishna Kunal (IAS:2003:RJ), awaiting posting orders, has been posted, Secretary, Minority Affairs and Waqf Board, Jaipur.
2. Dr. Arushi Ajey Malik (IAS:2005:RJ), Secretary & Commissioner, Child Empowerment Department, has been transferred and posted Division Commissioner, Jaipur.
3. Vishwa Mohan Sharma (IAS:2010:RJ), MD, Rural Non-Farm Development Agency, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as District Collector and District Magistrate, Kekri.
4. Kanhaiya Lal Swami (IAS:2010:RJ), Commissioner, Transport Department, Jaipur, has been tranferred and posted as Commissioner, Agriculture & Panchayati Raj (Agri.), Department, Jaipur.
5. Sandesh Nayak (IAS:2011:RJ), Mines and Geology, Udaipur, has been transferred and posted as MD, RAJFED, Jaipur.
6. Khajan Singh (IAS:2013:RJ), District Collector and District Magistrate, Kekri, has been transferred and posted as Member, Rajasthan Tax Board, Ajmer.
7. Dr. Manisha Arora (IAS:2013:RJ), CMD, Rajasthan Handloom Development Corporation, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, Transport Department, Jaipur.
8. Gaurav Agrawal (IAS:2013:RJ), Commissioner, Agriculture & Panchayati Raj (Agri.), Department, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as District Collector and District Magistrate, Chittorgarh.
9. Chinmayee Gopal (IAS:2014:RJ), District Collector and District Magistrate, Tonk, has been transferred and posted as MD, Rural Non-Farm Development Agency, Jaipur.
10. Peeyush Samariya (IAS:2014:RJ), District Collector and District Magistrate, Chittorgarh, has been transferred and posted as IG, Registration & Stamps.
11. Hanuman Mal Dhaka (IAS:2014:RJ), MD, RAJFED, has been transferred and posted as District Collector and District Magistrate, Khairthal.
12. Bachnesh Kumar Agrawal (IAS:2014:RJ), Additional Commissioner, Commercial Tax (Tax Evasion), Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as District Collector and District Magistrate, Jhunjhunu.
13. Vasudev Malawat (IAS:2014:RJ), Additional Commissioner, (Investment & Non Resident India), Industrial Promotion Bureau, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Udaipur.
14. Dr. Khushal Yadav (IAS:2015:RJ), District Collector and District Magistrate, Jhunjhunu, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Energy Department, Jaipur.
15. Dr. Om Prakash Bairwa (IAS:2015:RJ), District Collector and District Magistrate, Khairthal, has been transferred and posted as District Collector and District Magistrate, Tonk.
16. Dr. Manju (IAS:2016:RJ), Joint Secretary, Energy Department, Jaipur, has been transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner (Planning & Policy) Excise Department, Udaipur.
17. Muhammad Junaid PP (IAS:2018:RJ), CEO, Zila Parishad-cum-Project Coordinator, EGS and Ex-officio Chief Project Officer (MADA), Sriganganagar, has been transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner (II), EGS, Jaipur.
18. Saloni Khemka (IAS:2019:RJ), CEO, Zila Parishad-cum-Project Coordinator, EGS and Ex-officio Chief Project Officer (MADA), Udaipur, has been transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner, (Investment & Non Resident India), Industrial Promotion Bureau, Jaipur.
19. Rishav Mandal (IAS:2019:RJ), CEO, Zila Parishad-cum-Project Coordinator, EGS and Ex-officio Chief Project Officer (MADA), Karauli, has been transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner, Commercial Tax (Tax Evasion), Jaipur.
20. Girdhar (IAS:2019:RJ), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Joint Secretary, Industries Department, Jaipur.

Furthermore, three IAS officers have been assigned additional responsibilities.

They are,

1. Poonam (IAS:2005:RJ), Secretary, Sanskrit Education Department, has been given additional charge of Secretary and Commissioner, Child Empowerment Department.
2. Rashmi Gupta (IAS:2008:RJ), Director and Ex-Officio Secretary, Department of Watershed and Soil Conservation (Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, Jaipur, has been given additional charge of Commissioner, Women Empowerment and Panchayati Raj (Women Empowerment), Department Jaipur.
3. Tara Chand Meena (IAS:2011:RJ), Commissioner, TAD, Udaipur, has been transferred and posted as Director, Mines and Geology Department, Udaipur.