The responsibilities of a few key officers posted in the Uttarakhand Chief Minister’s Office have been changed. The division of work, affected by an order issued by the CMO, concerns officers from the Principal Secretary, Secretary and the Additional Secretary level.
According to the orders, Principal Secretary RK Sudhanshu (IAS:1997:UK) will now handle the files from departments such as Finance, Personnel, Home, Public Works Department, Industrial Development, Housing, and Transport. He has also been asked to oversee matters related to other states and the judiciary.
Secretary Shailesh Bagoli (IAS:2002:UK) will now handle the files from departments like Council of Ministers, Energy, Agriculture, School Education, Tourism, Irrigation, Forest, and Sports. Additionally, he has also been given the responsibility to deal with files related to the matters concerning Raj Bhawan and with files related to the assembly constituency of the Chief Minister (Champawat).
Similarly, Secretary Vinay Shankar Pandey (IAS:2007:UK) will be in charge of departments like Excise and Mining, Government Estates, Disaster Management, Urban Development, Women Empowerment and Child Development, Secretariat Administration, Information, Revenue, Labour, and Peyjal (Drinking Water). In addition to it, he will be coordinating with MLAs and MPs, district officials, and also matters related to Chief Minister’s Discretionary Fund.
Secretary SN Pandey (IAS:2007:UK) will now dispose of the files coming from departments such as Co-operation, Animal Husbandry, Health, Panchayati Raj, and Rural Development. He will also manage requisitions for appointments in various commissions and provide
information on the Chief Minister’s meetings.
Additional Secretary Jagdish Chandra Kandpal will oversee departments like Horticulture, Social Welfare, Culture, Religious Endowments, Silk, and Justice. In addition, Kandpal has been also asked to coordinate the Chief Minister’s stay and tour programmes outside the capital and manage the Chief Minister’s protocol.
Besides the change in the responsibilities of the officers in the CMO, link officers have also been designated. Principal Secretary RK Sudhanshu and Secretary Shailesh Bagoli will serve as link officers for each other. Similarly, Vinay Shankar Pandey and SN Pandey will act as link officers for each other.
