Patna: The Bihar government has promoted 10 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers of the 2018 batch to the Additional Secretary-level pay scale. The promotion includes several district magistrates (DMs), including Saran District Magistrate Vaibhav Srivastava.
According to an order issued by the General Administration Department, the promotions will come into effect from January 1, 2027. Following the promotion, all 10 officers will be entitled to the Pay Matrix Level-12 salary scale.
The promotions have been granted under the prescribed service procedures and are expected to provide the officers with the revised pay benefits from the beginning of the new year.
List of 10 IAS Officers Promoted in Bihar
The 10 IAS officers of the 2018 batch who have been promoted to the Additional Secretary-level pay scale are:
- Vaibhav Srivastava: District Magistrate, Saran
- Ashutosh Dwivedi: District Magistrate, Katihar
- Pratibha Rani: District Magistrate, Sheohar
- Vinod Duhan: District Magistrate, Araria
- Abhishek Ranjan: District Magistrate, Madhepura
- Shekhar Anand: District Magistrate, Sheikhpura
- Amrita Bains: District Magistrate, Arwal
- Sahila: District Magistrate, Buxar
- Nikhil Dhanraj Nippanikar: District Magistrate, Munger
- Nitin Kumar Singh: Director of Secondary Education
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New Pay Scale to Take Effect from January 1, 2027
As per the General Administration Department’s order, the promotion of all 10 IAS officers will be effective from January 1, 2027.
With this promotion, the officers will move to the Additional Secretary-level pay scale under Pay Matrix Level-12. The decision has been taken as part of the prescribed service-related promotion process.
The promotion is an important career milestone for the 2018-batch IAS officers, including those currently holding key administrative responsibilities as district magistrates and departmental directors in Bihar.
Promotion Order Issued by General Administration Department
The General Administration Department has issued the official order confirming the promotion of all 10 IAS officers. The revised pay scale will be applicable from January 1, 2027, in accordance with the prescribed service rules.
