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Delhi Govt Transfers Top IAS Officers in Major Reshuffle; Prashant Goyal, Vijay Bidhuri Among Key Appointments

Major Reshuffle in AGMUT Cadre: 16 IAS and One DANICS Officer Get New Roles and Responsibilities
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New Delhi: In a significant administrative reshuffle, the competent authority has reallocated responsibilities among 16 IAS officers of the AGMUT cadre and one DANICS officer. The reshuffle includes key promotions, additional charges, and departmental shifts, signaling a strategic reorganization in the Delhi administration.

Some officers have been relieved from certain additional charges, while others have been entrusted with expanded responsibilities across key departments such as Urban Development, Education, Vigilance, Finance, and Power.

Key Changes in Top Bureaucratic Positions

Prashant Goyal (IAS: 1993: AGMUT)

  • Current Role: Financial Commissioner
  • New Additional Charges: Additional Chief Secretary (Food & Civil Supplies) and CMD, Delhi Financial Corporation (DFC)

Sandeep Kumar (IAS: 1997: AGMUT)

  • Current Roles: Principal Secretary (Vigilance), (AR), (IT)
  • New Assignment: Additional charge of Chairman, DPCC
  • Relieved From: Secretary (Environment & Forests)

Neeraj Semwal (IAS: 2003: AGMUT)

  • Current Role: Secretary (Revenue-cum-Divisional Commissioner), Secretary (Land & Building)
  • New Charge: Secretary (Power)

Shurbir Singh (IAS: 2004: AGMUT)

  • Current Role: Secretary (Finance)
  • New Charge: Development Commissioner
  • Relieved From: Secretary (GAD), Secretary (Power)

Pandurang K. Pole (IAS: 2004: AGMUT)

  • Current Roles: Secretary (Higher Education & TTE)
  • New Charge: Secretary (Education)
  • Relieved From: Secretary (Urban Development)

Vijay Kumar Bidhuri (IAS: 2005: AGMUT)

  • New Appointment: Secretary (Urban Development)
  • Additional Charge: Secretary (Environment & Forests)

Ashok Kumar (IAS: 2006: AGMUT)

  • Previous Role: Secretary (Education)
  • New Appointment: Secretary (General Administration Department – GAD)

Shilpa Shinde (IAS: 2006: AGMUT)

  • New Full Charge: Secretary-cum-Commissioner (Labour)
  • Additional Charge: Secretary (Cooperation)
  • Relieved From: Development Commissioner

Additional Reassignments Across Departments

Sandeep Kumar Singh (IAS: 2011: AGMUT)

  • Current Role: Special Secretary to Chief Minister
  • New Charge: Special Secretary (Finance)

Ravi Jha (IAS: 2011: AGMUT)

  • Current Role: Commissioner (Excise)
  • New Charge: Special Secretary (PWD)

Jitendra Kumar Jain (IAS: 2013: AGMUT)

  • Current Role: Special Director (Employment)
  • New Charge: Commissioner (Food Safety)

Dr. Kinny Singh (IAS: 2014: AGMUT)

  • Previous Roles: Special Secretary (Health & Family Welfare), Project Director (DSACS), Secretary (PGC)
  • New Appointment: Member (Administration), Delhi Jal Board

Sanjeev Kumar (IAS: 2014: AGMUT)

  • Previous Roles: Special Secretary (AR), Special Secretary (SC/ST/OBC/Minorities)
  • New Appointment: Special Secretary (Health & Family Welfare)

Ravi Dadhich (IAS: 2014: AGMUT)

  • Current Roles: Special Secretary (Power), MD (IPGCL), MD (PPCL)
  • New Charge: Special Secretary (IT)

Yash Chaudhary (IAS: 2017: AGMUT)

  • Current Role: Director (Social Welfare)
  • New Charge: Special Secretary (SC/ST/OBC/Minorities)

DANICS Officer Reassigned

Praveer Kumar Singh (DANICS: 2014)

  • Previous Role: Superintendent (Prisons)
  • New Appointment: Executive Director, DSIIDC

Overview

This reshuffle reflects the administration’s intent to enhance governance, improve inter-departmental coordination, and strategically place experienced officers in key roles. The redistribution of charges is likely to have a significant impact on urban development, social welfare, energy, education, and public health sectors in the coming months.

Read also: Madhya Pradesh IAS Reshuffle: 14 Officers Transferred, New Collectors in 5 Districts, Abhishek Singh Appointed Home Dept Secretary


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