New Delhi: The Punjab government has revised the responsibilities of three senior IAS and IFS officers, assigning them additional charges in key departments with immediate effect.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel on October 30, 2026, Chief Secretary K.A.P. Sinha announced the changes on administrative grounds. The revised allocation covers employment generation and skill development, revenue and disaster management, and school education administration.
The order also relieves Punjab Civil Services (PCS) officer Sakatar Singh Bal of the additional charge of Secretary of the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB).
Raji Pramod Shrivastava Gets Additional Charge of Skill Development
Raji Pramod Shrivastava, a 1992-batch IAS officer, has been assigned the additional charge of Special Chief Secretary, Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training.
She is currently serving as Special Chief Secretary, Freedom Fighters, and also holds the additional charge of Special Chief Secretary, Social Justice, Empowerment and Minorities.
With the latest order, Shrivastava will take on additional responsibilities relating to employment generation, skill development and training alongside her existing assignments.
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Gurpreet Singh Khaira Gets Revenue and Disaster Management Charge
Gurpreet Singh Khaira, a 2009-batch IAS officer serving as Secretary, Justice Department, has been given the additional charge of Secretary, Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management Department.
The additional assignment places the department’s responsibilities for revenue administration, rehabilitation and disaster management under his charge, alongside his existing role in the Justice Department.
IFS Officer Kalpana K Appointed Secretary of PSEB
Kalpana K, a 2014-batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, has been assigned the additional charge of Secretary, Punjab School Education Board, SAS Nagar.
She is currently serving as Additional Secretary, School Education Department, and Project Director of the World Bank Project, School Education.
With this appointment, she will take on the additional responsibility of overseeing the PSEB secretariat while continuing her existing assignments.
Following the order, Sakatar Singh Bal, a PCS officer, has been relieved of the additional charge of Secretary, Punjab School Education Board.
Orders Take Immediate Effect
The Punjab government has issued the changes on administrative grounds, and all three additional-charge assignments will take effect immediately.
The latest order revises the distribution of responsibilities among senior officers across three areas of state administration: skill development and employment generation, revenue and disaster management, and school education.
