Patna: The Bihar government has transferred 34 IAS officers across various departments, with two officers given additional responsibilities and five officers, who were awaiting posting, assigned new roles within 48 hours.
The notifications were issued by the General Administration Department, reflecting a significant restructuring of the state bureaucracy.
Suharsh Bhagat Moved to Revenue, Punitive Posting for RCP Singh’s Son-in-Law
2015 bath IAS officer Suharsh Bhagat, the son-in-law of former Union Minister RCP Singh and known for his proximity to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has been given a punitive posting. He has been removed from the State Health Committee and transferred to the Revenue and Land Reforms Department, where he will now oversee land survey work.
Another key move saw Shirsat Kapil, 2011-batch IAS officer and MD of the Bihar State Road Development Corporation, relieved from his role as Special Secretary of Road Construction.
Officers Assigned New Roles and Responsibilities
Several officers have received new appointments and additional charges, including –
- Mayank Warwade: Secretary, Planning and Development Department
- Dharmendra Kumar: Director, Social Security
- Upendra Prasad: Additional Secretary, Labour Resources & Migrant Workers Welfare
- Naveen Kumar Singh: Director, Panchayati Raj
- Dr. Vidyanand Singh: Director, Handlooms
- Sunil Kumar-1: Director, Employment and Training
- Amit Kumar Pandey: Executive Director, State Health Society
- Shyam Bihari Meena: Additional Secretary, Bihar State Planning Board
- Sunil Kumar: MD, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation
- Tushar Singla: Director, Fisheries
- Manesh Kumar Meena: Director, Mines
- Manoj Kumar Rajak: Additional Secretary, Urban Development & Housing
- Dhananjay Kumar: Additional Secretary, Health
- Arif Hasan: State Transport Commissioner
Changes at Municipal and District Levels
- Kumar Anurag, Gaya Municipal Commissioner → MD, Bihar State Building Construction Corporation Limited
- Vikram Virkar, Muzaffarpur Municipal Commissioner → Director, Primary Education
- Saurabh Suman Yadav, East Champaran Municipal Commissioner → Director, Agriculture
- Nishant Sihra, Special Duty Officer, GAD → SDO, Motihari
- Pradyumna Singh → SDO, Katihar
- Anjali Sharma → SDO, Areraj
- Shipra Vijay Kumar Chaudhary → SDO, Arrah Sadar
- Dr. Neha Kumari → SDO, Sasaram
- Krishna Chandra Gupta → SDO, Kahalgaon
Several Deputy Development Commissioners (DDCs) were also assigned to districts such as Nawada, Buxar, and Begusarai, reflecting a wide-ranging administrative reshuffle aimed at improving governance and departmental efficiency.
Implications of the Reshuffle
The transfer of Suharsh Bhagat from Health to Revenue is seen as a punitive measure, while the broader reshuffle indicates the state government’s intent to streamline administrative operations across key departments. The move also reflects political sensitivities and balancing of influence within the IAS cadre in Bihar.
