Patna: The Bihar Education Department has ordered a major administrative reshuffle, transferring 10 District Education Officers (DEOs) and nine District Programme Officers (DPOs) across the state.
The transfer orders were issued on Friday, marking the first major round of changes in the department since senior IAS officer CK Anil (1991: BH) took charge as its Additional Chief Secretary.
Among the key changes, Saraswati Kumari, who was posted at the department’s headquarters in Patna, has been appointed the new District Education Officer of Patna. The incumbent DEO, Yogesh Kumar, has been transferred to the Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB).
Rajan Kumar Giri, who was serving as DEO of East Champaran, and Deepak Kumar, DEO of Nawada, have also been attached to the Bihar School Examination Board.
10 District Education Officers Among Those Transferred
The reshuffle includes changes in district-level education administration as well as postings at the department’s headquarters and the Bihar School Examination Board.
The key DEO-level transfers are:
- Saraswati Kumari: Transferred from the Education Department headquarters in Patna and appointed DEO of Patna.
- Yogesh Kumar: Transferred from the post of Patna DEO to the Bihar School Examination Board.
- Rajan Kumar Giri: Transferred from the post of East Champaran DEO and attached to the Bihar School Examination Board.
- Deepak Kumar: Transferred from the post of Nawada DEO and attached to the Bihar School Examination Board.
- Raghavendra Pratap Singh: Transferred from Siwan DEO to the Planning and Monitoring Cell at the department’s headquarters as Assistant Director.
- Raghavendra Mani Tripathi: Transferred from Sitamarhi and appointed DEO of Siwan.
- Mukesh Kumar: Deputy Secretary at the Bihar School Examination Board, appointed DEO of Bhagalpur.
- Dinesh Kumar Paswan: Appointed DEO of Sitamarhi.
- Prafull Kumar Mishra: Transferred from the post of Deputy Director, Secondary Education, and appointed DEO of East Champaran.
- Subhash Kumar: Transferred from the post of Assistant Director and appointed DEO of Nawada.
Nine District Programme Officers Also Transferred
Alongside the DEO-level changes, the department has transferred nine District Programme Officers to different districts.
The new postings include:
- Vinay Kumar Suman: Transferred to Khagaria.
- Anand Kumar: Transferred from Gaya to Munger.
- Vikas Kumar DN: Transferred from Nalanda to Aurangabad.
- Tariq Sajjad: Transferred from Siwan to Madhepura.
- Rajnish Kumar Sahu: Transferred from Buxar to Bhagalpur.
- Bhola Kumar Karn: Transferred from Nalanda to Gopalganj.
- Kumar Abhijit: Transferred from Siwan to East Champaran.
- Rajiv Kumar: Assistant Director at SCERT, appointed DPO of Buxar.
- Ravi Kumar: Assistant Director at SCERT, appointed DPO of Buxar.
The department has directed all the officers concerned to report to their newly assigned places of posting.
Reshuffle Comes Amid Scrutiny of Irregular Salary Withdrawals
The administrative changes come at a time when the Education Department is examining alleged irregularities in salary payments to teachers and other employees.
According to report, a recent Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report brought attention to cases in which teachers and other department personnel were allegedly drawing salaries irregularly. The state government subsequently initiated an investigation.
A review conducted after CK Anil took charge as Additional Chief Secretary reportedly brought to light unauthorised withdrawals amounting to ₹34.11 crore from the department.
The reported amount was ₹34,11,56,604. Of this, approximately ₹29 crore has reportedly been recovered so far.
The investigation is also examining the alleged involvement of officials in the irregularities. However, the source report does not provide details of any officials formally identified or action taken against them.
The latest transfers constitute a major administrative reshuffle in the department, covering district education officers as well as programme-level officials.
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