Punjab Government Transfers 20 IAS Officers, Appoints New DCs in Six Districts

Chandigarh, November 11 (Daily Kiran) : The Punjab government has implemented significant administrative changes, transferring 20 IAS officers and assigning them new responsibilities. As part of this reshuffle, new deputy commissioners have been appointed in six districts across the state.

According to an order issued by the Personnel Department on Tuesday, six IAS officers will serve as deputy commissioners in various districts, while several others have been reassigned to key administrative positions.

Komal Mittal, previously the deputy commissioner of Mohali, has been appointed as the deputy commissioner of Rupnagar, succeeding Aadiya Dachwal. Himanshu Agarwal has been named the new deputy commissioner of Ludhiana, taking over from Himanshu Jain.

Abhijit Kaplish will now serve as the deputy commissioner of Barnala, while also holding the additional charge of the Barnala Municipal Corporation. Aadiya Dachwal has been reassigned as the deputy commissioner of Mohali, and Himanshu Jain will now take on the role of deputy commissioner in Patiala.

Nirmal Osepachin has been appointed as the deputy commissioner of Tarn Taran. He previously served as the additional secretary (coordination) in the Chief Secretary’s office and as an officer on special duty.

In other administrative changes, Rahul Gupta has been appointed as the special secretary in the Transport Department, with additional responsibilities as the managing director of Milkfed. Anupam Kler will serve as the special secretary in the Department of Defence Services Welfare, while Harpreet Singh has been named the director of the Sports and Youth Services Department. Manisha Rana will take charge as the director of the Information Technology/Industrial Promotion Department.

This administrative reshuffle aims to bring about changes in Punjab’s governance structure, with nine IAS officers also being assigned as sub-divisional magistrates in various divisions across the state.