A day after swearing-in for the third time as the chief minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee on Thursday made several changes in the ranks of IAS and IPS officers. She has ordered the transfer and posting of several IAS officers across duties. These officers are:
- Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority CEO P Ulganathan was named as the district magistrate of South 24 Parganas district.
- Anurag Shrivastava, the DM of Paschim Bardhaman, was transferred as the MD of West Bengal Mineral Development and Trading Corporation Ltd.
- Shashank Sethi, DM, Darjeeling, was named as the new DM of Nadia
- Vibhu Goel, joint secretary, IT and Electronics department, was made the DM of Paschim Bardhaman district.
- S Ponnambalam, executive director of WBIDC, was made the DM of Darjeeling.
The CM has also ordered transfer of various IPS officers, that include:
- Dr Rajesh Kumar, the ADG IGP of the Western Zone, and SP of Alipurduar Amit Kumar were sent on compulsory waiting.
- SP Howrah (Rural) Shirhari Pandey and Purba Bardhaman SP Ajeet Singh too were sent on compulsory waiting.
- Amarnath K, DC North Zone of Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, was made the SP of Purba Medinipur district,
