Four IAS officers were promoted to the posts of Additional Chief Secretaries (ACS) as the state’s department of personnel (DOP) on Saturday issued an order to promote 56 IAS officers in the state to the higher level of pay matrix.
IAS officer Akhil Arora, who was principal secretary in-charge of finance, excise and taxation department, has been promoted to the rank of ACS and will be holding charge of the same department. IAS officer Aparna Arora, who was principal secretary in-charge of revenue, colonisation, Sainik Kalyan department and Devasthan department, has been promoted to the rank of ACS and will continue as the head of existing departments.
IAS officer Shikhar Agrawal, who was principal secretary in-charge of forest, environment and climate change department, has been promoted to the rank of ACS and will be heading the same department. Also, IAS officer Sandeep Verma, who was principal secretary in-charge of science and technology department, has been promoted to the rank of ACS and will be heading the same department.
Meanwhile, IAS officer Bhawani Singh Detha, who was secretary in- charge of higher and technical education department, has been promoted to the rank of principal secretary and will be holding charge of the same department. IAS officer Vikas Sitaramji Bhale, who was secretary in-charge of labour, factory and boiler inspection & medical and health services (ESI) department, has been promoted to the rank of principal secretary and will be heading the same department.
Pratibha Singh, who was director of the panchayati raj department, has been promoted to the rank of commissioner, panchayati raj department.