The Punjab government on Monday gave additional charge of secretary food, civil supplies and consumer affairs to IAS officer Rahul Bhandari, who is the principal secretary, technical education and industrial training. The transfer is crucial as it is just five days before paddy procurement kicks off in the state on October 1.
The government also gave Mr. Bhandari the charge of principal secretary, civil aviation, and principal secretary, information and public relations.
The posts in the food and public relations departments were held by 2001-batch IAS officer Gurkirat Kirpal Singh. In the same order, 2010-batch officer Vimal Kumar Setia has been given the additional charge of cooperative registrar societies, replacing 1999-batch officer Nilkanth S Avhad. Setia holds the charge as state transport commissioner. As per Monday’s orders, both Avadh and Singh will be given postings later.
