The Punjab government on Tuesday transferred 10 IAS and 28 PCS officers with immediate effect. Their names are:

• Nilkanth S Avhad has been posted as secretary of the public works department (buildings and roads) with additional charge as secretary, technical education and industrial training.
• Gurkirat Kirpal Singh is the new secretary of tourism and cultural affairs. Both officers were awaiting postings after transfer from their departments two weeks ago.
• Ritu Aggarwal has been posted as secretary, home affairs and justice.
• Arvind Pal Singh Sandhu, managing director, Sugarfed, has been posted as special secretary, home affairs and justice.
• Director General and Additional Secretary School Education Pradeep Kumar Agrawal has been posted as Secretary and Director General School Education.
• Amit Talwar, deputy commissioner, SAS Nagar, has also been posted as special secretary, planning.
• Paramjit Singh is the new additional secretary, NRI affairs,
• Ajay Arora, additional deputy commissioner (general), Kapurthala, has been posted as additional secretary, social justice, empowerment and minorities.
• Sona Thind has been posted as additional secretary, labour.
• Girish Dayalan has been posted as Additional Director, MGSIPA with Special Secretary and Director Governance Reforms and Public Grievances.