18 October 2026
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Major Reshuffle in Chhattisgarh, 17 IAS Transferred

Subrata Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, has been given the responsibility of the Forest Department.
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In an administrative rejig held on Monday in Chhattisgarh, the command of some departments in the ministry has changed. Subrata Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, has been given the responsibility of the Forest Department. At the same time, till now Principal Secretary Manoj Kumar Pingua, who is handling the Forest Department, has been given the command of the Home and Jail Department. The rest of the departments of both the officers have been kept unchanged.

The government has made Dr. Tamboli Ayyaz Fakirbhai the nodal officer for its ambitious plan Narva, Garuva. At the same time, Mungeli Collector Ajit Vasant has been made the Resident Commissioner, New Delhi.

Manoj Kumar Pingua- Principal Secretary Forest Department has been relieved from the additional charge of Home and Jail Department and given additional charge. He will continue as Principal Secretary, Commerce and Industry Department, and Public Enterprises Department, Additional Charge Officer-cum-Investment Commissioner, State Industrial Development Corporation, Residential Commissioner, Chhattisgarh Bhawan, New Delhi.

Dr. Kamalpreet Singh- Secretary School Education Department, Additional charge General Administration Department, In-charge Agriculture Production Commissioner, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Biotechnology Department while posting as Secretary Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Biotechnology Department, in-charge Agriculture Production Commissioner, Agriculture Department And has been given additional charge of General Administration Department. Janak Prasad Pathak – Additional charge of Inspector General, Registration and Stamps, and Director Land Records and Director Printing and Stationery to Special Secretary Revenue and Disaster Management Department.

Dr. Tamboli Ayyaz Fakirbhai- Commissioner Home Construction Board and Additional Charge Chief Executive Officer, Nava Raipur, has been given additional charge of Nodal Officer of Narva, Garuva, Ghuruwa, Bari Yojna while posting as Chief Executive Officer, Nava Raipur.

Awanish Kumar Sharan- Mission Director has been given additional charge of State Rural Livelihood Mission. He will continue to have the charge of Director Technical Education, Employment and Training and additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, State Skill Development Agency.

Dharmesh Kumar Sahu – Director Land Records and Director Printing and Writing has been given the responsibility of Commissioner Home Construction Board.

Dr. Priyanka Shukla has been given additional charge of Director Urban Administration Department. (Alarmelmangai D will be relieved after assuming the charge of Dr. Shukla) Dr. Shukla will continue to hold the charge of Special Secretary- Health and Family Welfare Department, Additional Charge Mission Director, National Health Mission, AYUSH Director.


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