The state government of Bihar has ordered a major administrative reshuffle in Bihar. According to the new orders by general administration department 13 IAS (Indian Administrative Service) officers and 44 IPS (Indian Police Service) officers have been transferred and assigned new postings.
Alok Raj, the 1989-batch IPS officer was given the post of director general (DG), Vigilance Investigation Bureau (VIB). He was in the race to become the DGP of the state but the post went to the 1990-batch IPS officer RS Bhatti. The most senior IPS officer in the state and currently posted as DG (training) Mr. Raj is to be accommodated on a post which would not require him to report to the DGP, as per practice and precedence.
Additional DG (VIB) Sunil Kumar Jha was made ADG (technical services and wireless) while Preeta Verma, a 1991-batch IPS officer, was made DG (training). ADG Sudhanshu Kumar was made ADG (traffic). M S Dhillon would continue to be the senior superintendent of police (SSP) despite being promoted to the rank of DIG. Saran SP Santosh Kumar was appointed to Special Task Force (training) in the same capacity.
IAS ALSO GOT NEW POSTINGS
Development commissioner Vivek Kumar who is a 1989-batch IAS officer, was given additional charge as chairman and member of the revenue board, replacing Bandana Kinni. Principal secretary of the energy department Mr. Sanjiv Hans,, was transferred to public health engineering department (PHED) in the same capacity. PHED secretary Jitendra Srivastava, who was also holding the charge of secretary (home) and IG (prison), will continue to hold both charges.
Gopal Meena, special secretary, minor water resources department has been posted as the new divisional commissioner of Tirhut division.
Binod Singh Gunjiyal, director, student and youth welfare, was shifted to minor water resources department as secretary.
Jai Singh was shifted and appointed as secretary, revenue and land reforms while Manoj Kumar was given the post of divisional commissioner of Purnia, with the additional charge of Kosi division.
Sanjay Kumar Singh, special secretary (health department), was promoted to the secretary in the same department. He has been given additional charge as executive director, state health society.
Mohammad Sohail, special secretary (GAD), has been promoted to secretary and appointed to the same department.Lakhisarai district magistrate (DM) Sanjay Singh was shifted to Munger as divisional commissioner. BPSC secretary Amrendra Kumar will replace him at Lakhisarai.
