Bihar Govt Promotes 55 IAS Officers Across Five Batches; Promotions Effective from January 1, 2027

Patna: The Bihar government has issued promotion orders for 55 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers of the state cadre, elevating them to different administrative grades and corresponding pay levels.

The promotions will come into effect from January 1, 2027, and cover officers belonging to five batches — 1997, 2002, 2011, 2014 and 2018.

The promotion exercise includes elevations to the ranks of Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Secretary, Special Secretary and Additional Secretary. The officers have been promoted under different pay scales, depending on their batch and eligibility.

Among the senior-most officers, Santosh Kumar Mall and Pankaj Kumar of the 1997 batch have been elevated to the Additional Chief Secretary rank in the Apex Pay Scale. Pankaj Kumar Pal of the 2002 batch has been promoted to the Principal Secretary rank.

Meanwhile, eight officers of the 2011 batch have been promoted to the Secretary rank, while 34 officers of the 2014 batch have been elevated to the Special Secretary rank. Ten officers belonging to the 2018 batch have been promoted to the Additional Secretary rank.

1997 Batch: Two IAS Officers Promoted to Additional Chief Secretary Rank

Two IAS officers of the 1997 batch have been promoted to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary in the Apex Pay Scale, Pay Level 17.

The officers promoted are:

• Santosh Kumar Mall – Principal Secretary, Disaster Management Department.
• Pankaj Kumar – Principal Secretary, Home Department.

Both officers will move to the Apex Pay Scale with effect from January 1, 2027.

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2002 Batch: Pankaj Kumar Pal Promoted to Principal Secretary Rank

Pankaj Kumar Pal, an IAS officer of the 2002 batch, has been promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary under the Higher Administrative Grade (HAG), Pay Level 15.

He is currently serving as Secretary in the Road Construction Department.

His promotion will also take effect from January 1, 2027.

2011 Batch: Eight IAS Officers Promoted to Secretary Rank

Eight IAS officers belonging to the 2011 batch have been promoted to the Secretary rank in Pay Level 14.

The officers and their current postings are:

• Himanshu Sharma – Special Secretary, Department of Science, Technology and Technical Education.
• Shirshat Kapil Ashok – Managing Director, Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation Ltd. (COMFED).
• Dr Nilesh Ramchandra Deore – Special Secretary, Civil Aviation Department.
• Ujjwal Kumar Singh – Special Secretary, Rural Development Department.
• Naresh Jha – Settlement Officer, Katihar.
• Brajesh Kumar – Settlement Officer, Madhepura.
• Naveen Kumar – Special Secretary, Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department.
• Udayan Mishra – Special Secretary, Tourism Department.



These officers will be elevated to Pay Level 14 from January 1, 2027.

2014 Batch: 34 IAS Officers Promoted to Special Secretary Rank

The largest group in the promotion exercise comprises 34 IAS officers of the 2014 batch, who have been elevated to the Special Secretary rank under the Selection Grade, Pay Level 13.

The promoted officers include several District Magistrates, Additional Secretaries, Municipal Commissioners and heads of various state government organisations.

The complete list, along with their current postings, is as follows:

• Udita Singh – District Magistrate, Nalanda.
• Roshan Kushwaha – District Magistrate, Samastipur.
• Shashank Sudhakar – District Magistrate, Gayaji.
• Aditya Prakash – Additional Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department.
• Amit Kumar Pandey – Additional Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, with additional charge of Additional Secretary, Agriculture Department.
• Yashpal Meena – Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation.
• Saurabh Jorwal – Managing Director, SBPDCL.
• Shyam Bihari Meena – Bihar State Planning Board.
• Sanjay Kumar – Additional Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department.
• Sangita Singh – Additional Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department.
• Mukesh Kumar Singh – Director, Provident Fund Directorate.
• Gautam Paswan – Mission Director, Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission.
• Ranjit Kumar – Additional Secretary, Youth, Employment and Skill Development Department.
• Kalpana Kumari – Additional Secretary, Agriculture Department.
• Praveen Kumar – Additional Secretary, Transport Department.
• Mrityunjay Kumar – Chief General Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation.
• Dr Nandlal Arya – Settlement Officer, Buxar.
• Sujit Kumar – Settlement Officer, Siwan.
• Rajnish Kumar – Inspector General, Jail and Reform Services.
• Rakesh Ranjan – General Manager, BELTRON.
• Sanjay Kumar – Additional Secretary, General Administration Department.
• Shambhu Sharan – Additional Secretary, Health Department.
• Rajesh Kumar Singh – Additional Secretary, Building Construction Department.
• Rajesh Kumar – Additional Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Department.
• Sunil Kumar – Director, Audit, Finance Department.
• Madhav Kumar Singh – Additional Chief Electoral Officer.
• Ahmed Mahmood – Additional Secretary, Science, Technology and Technical Education Department.
• Vinayak Mishra – Director, Midday Meal, Education Department.
• Suman Kumar – Additional Secretary, Governor’s Secretariat.
• Kumar Mangalam – Additional Secretary, Rural Affairs Department.
• Warish Khan – Secretary, Bihar State Disaster Management Authority.
• Akhilesh Kumar Singh – Additional Secretary, Agriculture Department.
• Rajesh Bharti – Labour Commissioner, Migrant Workers Welfare Department.
• Atul Kumar Verma – Designation not provided (source text incomplete).

The promotions will place these officers in the Selection Grade, Pay Level 13, from January 1, 2027.

2018 Batch: Ten IAS Officers Promoted to Additional Secretary Rank

Ten IAS officers belonging to the 2018 batch have been promoted to the Additional Secretary rank under the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG), Pay Level 12.

The officers include several District Magistrates currently serving in different districts of Bihar.

The complete list is as follows:

• Ashutosh Dwivedi – District Magistrate, Katihar.
• Pratibha Rani – District Magistrate, Sheohar.
• Vaibhava Srivastava – District Magistrate, Saran (Chapra).
• Vinod Duhan – District Magistrate, Araria.
• Abhishek Ranjan – District Magistrate, Madhepura.
• Shekhar Anand – District Magistrate, Shekhpura.
• Amrisha Bains – District Magistrate, Arwal.
• Shahila – District Magistrate, Buxar.
• Nikhil Dhanraj Nippanikar – District Magistrate, Munger.
• Nitin Kumar Singh – Director, Secondary Education.

All ten officers will move to the Additional Secretary rank in Pay Level 12 with effect from January 1, 2027.

Bihar IAS Promotions: Batch-Wise Breakdown

The latest promotion exercise covers five IAS batches and five different administrative grades.

• 1997 Batch: 2 officers promoted to Additional Chief Secretary (Pay Level 17).
• 2002 Batch: 1 officer promoted to Principal Secretary (Pay Level 15).
• 2011 Batch: 8 officers promoted to Secretary (Pay Level 14).
• 2014 Batch: 34 officers promoted to Special Secretary (Pay Level 13).
• 2018 Batch: 10 officers promoted to Additional Secretary (Pay Level 12).
• Total: 55 IAS officers promoted.

The promotions will become effective on January 1, 2027.

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