2 November 2026
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Himachal: 8 IAS, 14 HPAS officers Transferred, Principal Secy Omkar Chand Sharma Gets Addl Charge of Jal Shakti Vibhag; Check List Here

Amandeep Garg, Secretary Personnel, has been given additional charge of Secretary Forest, relieving Omkar Chand Sharma of this charge
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The officers who have been transferred and given new postings are –

  • Omkar Chand Sharma, principal secretary revenue-cum-financial commissioner revenue, who holds the additional charge of principal secretary, tribal development and forest, shall also hold the additional charge of principal secretary, Jal Shakti Vibhag.
  • Amandeep Garg, secretary, personnel, has been given additional charge of the post of secretary, forest, to the Himachal Pradesh government, relieving Sharma of this charge.
  • Secretary, education and information technology, Abishek Jain, who holds the additional charge of secretary, technical education, and secretary to the chief minister shall hold the additional charge of secretary, home & vigilance, relieving Bharat Harbanslal Khera of these charges.
  • C Paulrasu, secretary, AR, training & FA and RPG, who holds the additional charge of secretary, cooperation, shall also hold additional charge of secretary, horticulture.
  • Kadam Sandeep Vasant, divisional commissioner, Shimla, who holds the additional charge of the post of director, horticulture, Himachal Pradesh, shall also hold additional charge of registrar, cooperative societies, relieving Rajesh Sharma, secretary to the governor of this charge.
  • Special secretary, revenue, Chander Prakash Verma, who holds the additional charge of commissioner, departmental enquiries and special secretary, forest, has been given the additional charge of special secretary, industries, relieving Kiran Bhadana of this charge.
  • Manesh Kumar, additional deputy commissioner, Sirmaur, has been transferred as special secretary, finance, and shall also hold additional charge of director, state audit department, relieving Amarjeet Singh of this charge. 
  • Kangra sub-divisional magistrate Naveen Tanwar has been appointed as additional deputy commissioner-cum-project officer, ITDP, Bharmour in Chamba.
  • HPAS officer Ashwani Kumar, additional district magistrate (ADM), Mandi, will hold the charge as ADM Kullu while Rahul Chauhan, ADM (law & order), Shimla, will be general manager (personnel) in special purpose vehicle (SPV), Dharamshala Smart City Limited.
  • Kullu ADM Prashant Sirkek has been transferred as additional director, HP Institute of Public Administration (HIPA). He shall also hold additional charge of the post of chief executive officer, Khadi & Village Industries Board.
  • Ajit Kumar Bhardwaj, general manager (administration/ project) in SPV Shimla Smart City Ltd. goes as ADM, Mandi.
  • Laiq Ram Verma, managing director, Jogindra Central Cooperative Bank Ltd, Solan, has been shifted as ADM, Sirmaur.
  • Kewal Sharma, general manager, district industries centre, Solan, as additional registrar, cooperative societies.
  • Babu Ram Sharma, additional commissioner, municipal corporation, Shimla, goes as additional director, elementary education.
  •  Pooja Chauhan, general manager (personnel) in SPV Dharamshala Smart City Limited as joint director, Jawahar Lal Nehru Government Medical College, Chamba, relieving Maneesh Chaudhary of this additional charge.
  • Shashi Pal Sharma, additional commissioner, MC, Mandi, has been shifted as SDM, Gagret, replacing Somil Gautam who goes as SDM, Kangra.
  • ADM Bharmour and project director ITDP, Bharmour, Narender Kumar have been shifted to assistant settlement officer (ASO), Solan. He shall also hold additional charge of ASO, Arki.
  • Kavita Thakur is now posted as SDM, Solan, on a substantive basis.
  • Parkash Chand Azad, regional transport officer (RTO), Kullu, goes as joint director, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports, Manali, swapping the post with Rajesh Bhandari.
  • Jyoti Rana, ADM (protocol), Shimla, shall also hold the charge of the post of ADM (law & order), Shimla.

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