Chandigarh: The Punjab Government has ordered a major administrative reshuffle involving 29 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, assigning them new responsibilities across district administrations, government departments and state institutions.
The Department of Personnel issued two sets of transfer orders on November 10, 2026, covering 20 IAS officers in the first reshuffle and nine additional officers in the subsequent order. The changes have been made with immediate effect.
The reshuffle includes the appointment of six officers as Deputy Commissioners in different districts, changes in several senior departmental positions and the posting of nine 2024-batch IAS officers as Sub-Divisional Magistrates (SDMs).
Six IAS Officers Appointed as New Deputy Commissioners
Six officers have been assigned charge as Deputy Commissioners in different districts of Punjab.
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Their new postings are:
- Komal Mittal (IAS: 2014: PB): Deputy Commissioner, Roopnagar, replacing Aadiya Dachalwal.
- Himanshu Aggarwal (IAS: 2014: PB): Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, replacing Himanshu Jain.
- Abhijeet Kaplish (IAS: 2015: PB): Deputy Commissioner, Barnala, with additional charge as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Barnala, replacing Harpreet Singh.
- Aadiya Dachalwal (IAS: 2016: PB): Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar, replacing Komal Mittal.
- Himanshu Jain (IAS: 2017: PB): Deputy Commissioner, Patiala, replacing Himanshu Aggarwal.
- Nirmal Ouseppachan (IAS: 2019: PB): Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran, replacing Rahul.
Other Key Administrative and Departmental Postings
The first order also includes changes in several state government departments and institutions.
The officers and their new assignments are:
- Rahul Gupta (IAS: 2016: PB): Special Secretary, Transport Department.
- Rahul (IAS: 2017: PB): Services placed at the disposal of the Cooperation Department for appointment as Managing Director, MILKFED, replacing Rahul Gupta. He will also hold additional charge as Chief Executive, Punjab Energy Development Agency, replacing Abhijeet Kaplish.
- Anupam Kaler (IAS: 2017: PB): Special Secretary, Defence Services Welfare.
- Harpreet Singh (IAS: 2019: PB): Director, Sports and Youth Services, relieving Abhijeet Kaplish of the additional charge.
- Manisha Rana (IAS: 2019: PB): Director, Promotion of Information Technology Industry, against a vacant post.
- Nikas Kumar (IAS: 2020: PB): Additional Secretary, Coordination, and Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Secretary, replacing Nirmal Ouseppachan.
- Kanchan (IAS: 2020: PB): Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Sri Muktsar Sahib, replacing Davy Goyal.
- Krishna Pal Rajpoot (IAS: 2022: PB): Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Ferozepur, replacing Amandeep Kaur-II, PCS.
- Davy Goyal (IAS: 2022: PB): Additional Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayats Department.
- Sunil (IAS: 2023: PB): Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Patiala, replacing Damanjit Singh Mann, PCS.
- Rakesh Kumar Meena (IAS: 2023: PB): Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Pathankot, relieving Arshdeep Singh Lobana, PCS, of the additional charge.
- Ayush Goel (IAS: 2023: PB): Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Mansa, replacing Poonam Singh, PCS.
- Pallavi Mishra (IAS: 2023: PB): Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Amritsar, against a vacant post.
- Shreyanshee Jain (IAS: 2023: PB): Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jagraon, replacing Vineet Kumar, PCS.
Nine 2024-Batch IAS Officers Posted as SDMs
In a separate set of orders issued on the same date, the Punjab Government transferred nine IAS officers belonging to the 2024 batch and appointed them as Sub-Divisional Magistrates in different subdivisions.
Before the reshuffle, these officers were serving as Officers on Special Duty (Urban Affairs) attached to Deputy Commissioners in various districts.
Their new assignments are:
- Gurleen (IAS: 2024: PB): SDM, Bhawanigarh, replacing Manjeet Kaur, PCS. Previously attached to the Deputy Commissioner, Pathankot.
- Abhimanyu Malik (IAS: 2024: PB): SDM, Khamano, replacing Arvind Kumar, PCS. Previously attached to the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar.
- Shivansh Rathee (IAS: 2024: PB): SDM, Nangal, replacing Sachin Pathak, PCS. Previously attached to the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar.
- Harshita Sharma (IAS: 2024: PB): SDM, Ahmedgarh, relieving Rajesh Kumar Sharma, PCS, of the additional charge. Previously attached to the Deputy Commissioner, Moga.
- Shivansh Asthana (IAS: 2024: PB): SDM, Majitha, replacing Rajneesh Arora, PCS. Previously attached to the Deputy Commissioner, Jalandhar.
- Lindhiya L. An (IAS: 2024: PB): SDM, Morinda, replacing Chetan Bunger, PCS. Previously attached to the Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar.
- Pragati Rani (IAS: 2024: PB): SDM, Moonak, relieving Rakesh Parkash, PCS, of the additional charge. Previously attached to the Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana.
- Oishee Mandal (IAS: 2024: PB): SDM, Kalanaur, relieving Lachhman Singh, PCS, of the additional charge. Previously attached to the Deputy Commissioner, Hoshiarpur.
- Mukilan R. (IAS: 2024: PB): SDM, Banur, replacing Ramandeep Kaur, PCS. Previously attached to the Deputy Commissioner, Patiala.
Transfer Orders Take Immediate Effect
Both sets of orders direct the officers concerned to take charge of their new assignments with immediate effect.
The reshuffle covers district-level leadership, departmental administration and subdivision-level postings. It also places nine officers from the 2024 batch in SDM positions across Punjab.
With 29 IAS officers receiving new assignments through the two orders, the reshuffle brings changes to several key administrative positions across the state.
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