New Delhi: Awanish Kumar, a 2014-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, has been appointed Commissioner (Excise) as the government works towards finalising a new excise policy that has been pending for nearly four years.
The reshuffle also involves changes in senior administrative positions, with several officers receiving additional charges alongside their existing responsibilities.
Key Appointments in Delhi’s Bureaucratic Reshuffle
The major changes include:
- Awanish Kumar (IAS: 2014: AGMUT): Appointed Commissioner (Excise). He was previously serving as Director of Technical Training and Higher Education.
- Bipul Pathak (IAS: 1992: AGMUT): Additional Chief Secretary (Social Welfare), with additional charge as Financial Commissioner.
- Prashant Goyal (IAS: 1993: AGMUT): Appointed Additional Chief Secretary (Power), with additional responsibilities as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Delhi State Civil Supplies Corporation (DSCSC) and for administrative reforms.
- Navin Kumar Choudhary (IAS: 1994: AGMUT): Assigned the portfolios of Additional Chief Secretary (Health and Family Welfare) and General Administration Department (GAD).
- K. Mahesh (IAS: 2009: AGMUT): Appointed Secretary (Art, Culture and Language), with additional charge as Managing Director of the Delhi Khadi and Village Industries Board (DKVIB).
- Niharika Rai (IAS: 2005: AGMUT): Transport Commissioner, also assigned additional charge as Chairman and Managing Director of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
- Arti Lal Sharma (IAS: 2010: AGMUT): Given additional charge of the Tourism Department.
DANICS Officers Also Transferred
The administrative exercise also covers 12 DANICS officers, including Harminder Singh, Deepak Pundir and Harshit Jain.
The appointments and transfers redistribute responsibilities across several departments of the Delhi administration. The appointment of a new Excise Commissioner comes as the government works on a new excise policy, making the department one of the key areas affected by the reshuffle.
Lekhraj (DANICS: 2008), Additional Secretary (ACL), has been posted as Special Secretary (ACL). Arun Gupta (DANICS: 2009), upon joining the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, has been placed at the disposal of the NDMC.
Padmakar Ram Tripathi (DANICS: 2011), who was awaiting posting, has been appointed Joint Commissioner (Transport), while Mohd. Rehan Raza (DANICS: 2012), formerly Additional Secretary (Planning), has been posted as Additional Secretary (Health and Family Welfare).
Full List of IAS Transfers
- Bipul Pathak (IAS: 1992: AGMUT) – Additional Chief Secretary, Social Welfare, with additional charges including Financial Commissioner, MD (DCHFC), MD (DSFDC), SC/ST/OBC and WCD.
- Prashant Goyal (IAS: 1993: AGMUT) – Additional Chief Secretary, Power, with additional charges of CMD (DFC), CMD (DSCSC), Administrative Reforms and Health and Family Welfare.
- Navin Kumar Choudhary (IAS: 1994: AGMUT) – Additional Chief Secretary, GAD, with additional charges of I&FC and Food and Civil Supplies.
- Dilraj Kaur (IAS: 2000: AGMUT) – Principal Secretary, Education, with additional charge of Higher Education and TTE.
- Niharika Rai (IAS: 2005: AGMUT) – Secretary-cum-Commissioner, Transport, with additional charge of Chairman and MD, DTC.
- Rupesh Kumar Thakur (IAS: 2006: AGMUT) – CEO, DUSIB.
- Sanjay Kumar (IAS: 2008: AGMUT) – MD, DSIIDC, with additional charge of Secretary (IT) and OSD (Planning), subsequently to become Secretary (Planning).
- K. Mahesh (IAS: 2008: AGMUT) – Secretary, Art, Culture and Language, with additional charge of MD, DKVIB.
- Ajay Kumar Gupta (IAS: 2009: AGMUT) – Commissioner, Food Safety, with additional charges of MD, DTL; Chairman, IPGCL/PPCL; CMD, DPCL; and Chairman, Pension Trust.
- Prasanna Ramaswamy G (IAS: 2010: AGMUT) – Additional Commissioner, MCD.
- Arti Lal Sharma (IAS: 2010: AGMUT) – Secretary, I&FC, with additional charge of Secretary, Tourism.
- B.S. Jaglan (IAS: 2011: AGMUT) – Controller, Weights and Measures.
- Satyendra Singh Dursawat (IAS: 2012: AGMUT) – Director, TTE and Higher Education.
- Pankaj Kumar (IAS: 2012: AGMUT) – Placed at the disposal of MCD.
- Awanish Kumar (IAS: 2014: AGMUT) – Commissioner, Excise.
- Eda Raja Babu (IAS: 2014: AGMUT) – Special Secretary, Home.
- Mekala Chaitanya Prasad (IAS: 2015: AGMUT) – Special Secretary, Health, with additional charge of Special Secretary, PWD.
- Nazuk Kumar (IAS: 2016: AGMUT) – Special Secretary, Land and Building.
- Dilkush Meena (IAS: 2019: AGMUT) – Placed at the disposal of DDA.
- Cheemala Siva Gopal Reddy (IAS: 2020: AGMUT) – Deputy Commissioner, MCD.
- Rajeev Singh (IAS: 2021: AGMUT) – Member, DUSIB, with additional charge of Special Secretary, PWD.
- Swati Sheemar (IAS: 2023: AGMUT) – Additional Director, Education.
Full List of DANICS Transfers
- Lekhraj (DANICS: 2008) – Special Secretary, ACL.
- Arun Gupta (DANICS: 2009) – Placed at the disposal of NDMC.
- Padmakar Ram Tripathi (DANICS: 2011) – Joint Commissioner, Transport.
- Mohd. Rehan Raza (DANICS: 2012) – Additional Secretary, Health and Family Welfare.
- Harshit Jain (DANICS: 2014) – Joint Secretary, Chief Minister’s Office.
- Rohankar Piyush Arun (DANICS: 2014) – Joint Commissioner, Development.
- Harminder Singh (DANICS: 2014) – Additional Private Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor.
- Mohan Kumar (DANICS: 2016) – ADM (East), Revenue, with additional charge of ADM (North-East), Revenue.
- Deepak Pundir (DANICS: 2018) – Director, NDMC.
- Dr. Shrikant Tapdiya Rajendra Prasad (DANICS: 2018) – Deputy Commissioner, Food Safety, with additional charge of CATS Programme Officer.
- Ravinder Kumar (DANICS: 2021) – Deputy Director, WCD, with additional charge of Member Secretary, DCW.
- K. Buzar Jamhar (DANICS: 2023) – Assistant Commissioner, Food and Civil Supplies.
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