Patna: The Bihar government has approved promotion to the Selection Grade for 34 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers belonging to the 2014 batch of the Bihar cadre. The General Administration Department issued the notification on November 10, 2026, granting them the Special Secretary-level pay scale under Pay Level 13.
The revised pay scale ranges from ₹1,23,100 to ₹2,15,900. The promotion will take effect from January 1, 2027, or from the date an officer assumes charge of the relevant post thereafter, as specified in the notification.
The officers included in the list are serving in district administrations, state government departments, public sector undertakings and other government institutions.
Three District Magistrates Among Officers Promoted
The list includes three serving District Magistrates:
- Udita Singh: District Magistrate, Nalanda (Bihar Sharif).
- Roshan Kushwaha: District Magistrate, Samastipur.
- Shashank Shubhankar: District Magistrate, Gaya (Gayaji).
IAS Officers Serving in State Government Departments
Several officers working in different departments of the Bihar government have also been included in the promotion list.
Their current assignments include:
- Aditya Prakash: Additional Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department.
- Amit Kumar Pandey: Additional Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, with additional charge as Additional Secretary, Agriculture Department.
- Shyam Bihari Meena: Additional Secretary, Bihar State Planning Council.
- Sanjay Kumar: Additional Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department.
- Sangeeta Singh: Additional Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department.
- Ranjit Kumar: Additional Secretary, Youth, Employment and Skill Development Department.
- Kalpana Kumari: Additional Secretary, Agriculture Department.
- Praveen Kumar: Additional Secretary, Transport Department.
- Sanjay Kumar: Additional Secretary, General Administration Department, with additional responsibilities in the Bihar Development Mission and Cabinet Secretariat Department.
- Shambhu Sharan: Additional Secretary, Health Department.
- Rajesh Kumar Singh: Additional Secretary, Building Construction Department.
- Rajesh Kumar: Additional Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Department.
- Madhav Kumar Singh: Additional Secretary, Election Department and Additional Chief Electoral Officer.
- Ahmed Mahmood: Additional Secretary, Science, Technology and Technical Education Department.
- Suman Kumar: Additional Secretary, Governor’s Secretariat.
- Kumar Mangalam: Additional Secretary, Rural Works Department.
- Akhilesh Kumar Singh: Additional Secretary, Agriculture Department
- Rajesh Bharti: Labour Commissioner, Labour Resources Department
Officers Holding Responsibilities in Government Institutions
The promotion list also covers IAS officers serving in various government bodies, corporations and directorates.
Their assignments include:
- Yashpal Meena: Chief Executive Officer-cum-Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation.
- Saurabh Jorawal: Managing Director, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, with additional charge as Managing Director of the Bihar State Road Development Corporation.
- Mukesh Kumar: Director, Provident Fund Directorate.
- Gautam Paswan: Director, Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission, with additional charge as Secretary, Mahadalit Commission, and Additional Secretary, SC/ST Welfare Department.
- Mrityunjay Kumar: Chief General Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation.
- Dr Nand Lal Arya: Officer handling land records and settlement-related work in Buxar.
- Sujit Kumar: Officer handling land records and settlement-related work in Siwan.
- Rajnish Kumar Singh: Inspector General, Prisons and Correctional Services, with additional responsibilities as Registrar of Cooperative Societies and Additional Director, Bihar Development Mission.
- Rakesh Ranjan: General Manager, Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation Limited (BELTRON).
- Sunil Kumar: Director of Audit, Finance Department.
- Vinayak Mishra: Director, Mid-Day Meal Scheme, Education Department.
- Mohammad Waris Khan: Secretary, Bihar State Disaster Management Authority.
- Atul Kumar Verma: Administrator, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation
Selection Grade Promotion to Take Effect from January 2027
Under the notification, the officers will receive the benefits of the Selection Grade in Pay Level 13, carrying a pay range of ₹1,23,100 to ₹2,15,900.
The revised pay benefit will become effective from January 1, 2027, or the date of assumption of charge of the relevant post thereafter, in accordance with the prescribed conditions.
The order covers officers serving across district administrations, departments and government institutions. It grants them the higher pay grade without, by itself, announcing a change in their existing postings or departmental responsibilities.
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