New Delhi: In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the Delhi Government on Friday transferred and assigned new responsibilities to 12 IAS officers and 11 DANICS officers, affecting key departments including the Chief Minister’s Office, Public Works Department (PWD), Vigilance, Planning, Health, Social Welfare and Revenue.
The large-scale administrative overhaul is aimed at strengthening governance and ensuring better coordination across critical departments of the Delhi administration.
Key Highlights of the Delhi Administrative Reshuffle
- Vikas Anand appointed Secretary to Chief Minister
- Sandeep Kumar posted as Principal Secretary, PWD
- Nandini Paliwal made Secretary (Vigilance) and Chairman, DSSSB
- Yashpal Garg given charge of Planning, Land & Building and Development
- Cheemala Siva Gopal Reddy appointed Special Secretary to Lieutenant Governor
- Prashant Kumar (DANICS) posted to Chief Minister’s Office
- Kamlesh Kumar (DANICS) appointed Joint Secretary to Lieutenant Governor
IAS Officers: New Appointments and Additional Charges
Navin Kumar Choudhary (IAS: 1997: AGMUT)
Appointed as Additional Chief Secretary (Irrigation & Flood Control) with additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary (General Administration Department).
Sandeep Kumar (IAS: 1997: AGMUT)
Posted as Principal Secretary, Public Works Department (PWD).
Dilraj Kaur (IAS: 2000: AGMUT)
Appointed Managing Director, Delhi Scheduled Castes Financial and Development Corporation (DCHFC) with additional charge of Managing Director, DSFDC.
Vikas Anand (IAS: 2002: AGMUT)
Named Secretary to the Chief Minister with additional charge of:
- Secretary (Information & Publicity)
- Director, Union Territory Civil Services (UTCS)
He replaces Bipul Pathak.
Nandini Paliwal (IAS: 2003: AGMUT)
Appointed as:
- Secretary (Vigilance)
- Secretary (Services)
- Chairman, Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB)
Yashpal Garg (IAS: 2008: AGMUT)
Given charge as:
- Secretary (Planning)
- Secretary (Land and Building)
- Development Commissioner
Niraj Kumar (IAS: 2010: AGMUT)
Posted as Special Secretary (SC/ST/OBC) with additional charge of:
- Director (Social Welfare)
- Executive Director, DSFDC
G. Sudhakar (IAS: 2010: AGMUT)
Appointed Director, Women and Child Development (WCD) with additional charge of Managing Director, State Urban Livelihood Mission (SULM).
Kishore Kshirasagar Lakshman (IAS: 2016: AGMUT)
Appointed Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate (Old Delhi) with additional charge of Managing Director, SRDC.
Yash Chaudhary (IAS: 2017: AGMUT)
Posted as Special Secretary, Health.
Cheemala Siva Gopal Reddy (IAS: 2020: AGMUT)
Appointed Special Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, Delhi.
Rajeev Singh (IAS: 2021: AGMUT)
Appointed Member, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) with additional charge of Special Secretary (Land & Building).
DANICS Officers: New Postings
Prashant Kumar (DANICS: 2010)
Appointed Additional Secretary (PGC), Chief Minister’s Office with additional charge of Director (DIP).
Puneet Kumar (DANICS: 2012)
Posted as Additional District Magistrate (Central).
Ankit Kumar Agrawal (DANICS: 2014)
Appointed Secretary to the Minister handling Home, Power, Urban Development, Education and Technical Education.
Atul Pandey (DANICS: 2014)
Named Secretary to the Minister overseeing PWD, Legislative Affairs, Irrigation & Flood Control, Water and Gurudwara Elections.
Kamlesh Kumar (DANICS: 2014)
Appointed Joint Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor.
Sanjay Sondhi (DANICS: 2015)
Posted as Joint Director, Education.
Mohan Kumar (DANICS: 2016)
Appointed Joint Commissioner (Development) with additional charge of ADM (East).
Asheesh Kumar (DANICS: 2018)
Posted as Assistant Commissioner (Food & Supplies).
Aditya Kumar Asthana (DANICS: 2018)
Posted as Assistant Commissioner (Food & Supplies).
Anuj Kumar Bharati (DANICS: 2018)
Appointed Superintendent, Prisons.
Vijay Singh Malik (DANICS: 2019)
Posted as Deputy Secretary (Urban Development).
Other Administrative Modification
The designation of Navlendra Kumar Singh (DANICS: 2006) has been revised to Special Commissioner, instead of Additional Commissioner (GST), in the earlier order dated April 8, 2026.
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