WB: 20 IAS officers shifted, 13 Districts get new DMs

The West Bengal government on Tuesday (12.09.2023) announced a significant administrative reshuffle, transferring and assigning new posts to 20 IAS officers and two WBCS officers. The most noteworthy aspect of this reshuffle is the transfer of 14 District Magistrates, marking a substantial restructuring of the state’s administrative framework.

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

1. S Arun Prasad (IAS:2011:WB), District Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Nadia.
2. Ponnambalam S (IAS:2012:WB), District Magistrate, Darjeeling and Principal Secretary, GTA, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman.
3. Dr. Preeti Goyal (IAS:2013:WB), Additional District Magistrate, North 24 Parganas, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Darjeeling.
4. Shama Praveen (IAS:2013:WB), Additional District Magistrate, North 24 Parganas, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Jalpaiguri.
5. Mukta Arya (IAS:2008:WB), District Magistrate, Howrah, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Hooghly.
6. Deepap Priya (IAS:2011:WB), District Magistrate, Hooghly, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Howrah.
7. Siyad N (IAS:2014:WB), Additional District Magistrate, South 24 Paraganas, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Bankura.
8. Arvind Kumar Mina (IAS:2010:WB), District Magistrate, Uttar Dinajpur, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Cooch Behar.
9. Surendra Kumar Meena (IAS:2011:WB), District Magistrate, Alipurduar, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Uttar Dinajpur.
10. R Vimala (IAS:2010:WB), District Magistrate, Kalimpong, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Alipurduar.
11. Balasubramanian T (IAS:2013:WB), IG, Registration & Commissioner of Stamp Revenue and ex-officio Special Secretary, Finance Department, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Kalimpong.
12. Priyanka Singla (IAS:2012:WB), District Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Disaster Management & Civil Defence Deptt.
13. Shashank Sethi (IAS:2010:WB), District Magistrate, Nadia, has been transferred and posted as Senior Special Secretary, Tourism Deptt.
14. Pawan Kadyan (IAS:2012:WB), District Magistrate, Cooch Behar, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Finance Deptt.
15. Tanvir Afzal (WBCS-Exe), OSD, West Bengal State Election Commission, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Purba Medinipur.
16. K Radhika Aiyar (IAS:2011:WB), District Magistrate, Bankura, has been transferred and posted as Project Director, KEIIP.
17. Moumita Godara Basu (IAS:2007:WB), District Magistrate, Jalpaiguri, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Health & Family Welfare Deptt.
18. Harishanker Panicker (IAS:2013:WB), Additional District Magistrate, Paschim Bardhaman, has been transferred and posted as IG, Registration & Commissioner of Stamp Revenue.
19. Purnendu Kumar Maji (WBSC-Exe), District Magistrate, Purba Medinipur, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman.
20. Suresh Kumar Jagat (IAS:2018:WB), SDO, Kalna, Purba Bardhaman, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Forests Deptt.
21. Shubham Aggarwal (IAS:2020:WB), OSD to Chief Secretary, has been transferred and posted as SDO, Kalna, Purba Bardhaman.
22. Ashish Kumar (IAS:2020:WB), OSD, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, has been transferred and posted as SDO, Basirhat, North Paraganas.