The Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday ordered the transfer and assignment of additional charges to one IAS officer, two IPS officers and 10 Himachal Pradesh Police Service (HPPS) officers with immediate effect. An official notification was issued in this regard.
IAS Officer Given Additional Responsibilities
2008-batch IAS officer Ashish Singhmar, currently Secretary, Digital Technologies and Governance, has been assigned additional charge as Secretary (General Administration Department) and Secretary, Human Rights Commission, Shimla.
IPS-Level Changes
Among IPS officers, 2012-batch Khushal Chand Sharma, Commandant, 2nd Indian Reserve Battalion, Sakoh (Kangra), has been transferred and posted as Principal, Police Training College, Daroh (Kangra). Following his transfer, Soumya Sambasivan, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Northern Range), Dharamsala, has been relieved of the additional charge of the Police Training College.
In a separate order, Kangra SP Ashok Rattan has been given additional charge as Superintendent of Police, Special Task Force, relieving Dr Khushal Chand Sharma of the responsibility.
HPPS Officers Reshuffled
Among HPPS officers, 2006-batch Dinesh Kumar, SP, CID, Shimla, has been transferred as SP (Welfare) at Police Headquarters, Shimla. He replaces Pankaj Sharma, who has been posted as SP, Prisons and Correctional Services, Shimla.
Other transfers include:
- Additional SP, CID Navdeep Singh as SP, Dehra
- Pramod Chauhan as Additional SP, State Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (Headquarters), Shimla
- Amar Singh as DSP, Leave Reserve, Police Headquarters
- Kamal Kishore as DSP, 1st HPAP Battalion, Junga (Shimla)
- Kamal Kishore-II as DSP, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Shimla
- Geetanjali Thakur as Staff Officer in the office of the IG (Southern Range), Shimla
- Dev Raj as SP, Leave Reserve, Shimla
- Lokender Singh as SDPO, Padhar, Mandi
The reshuffle is aimed at strengthening administrative and policing efficiency across the state.
