Delhi LG VK Saxena Announces Posting, Transfer Of 30 IAS Officers In Major Rejig
The announcement, involving the transfer and postings of officials, were implemented after a recent meeting of the National Civil Services Authority headed by Delhi Chief Minister Atishi.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Thursday announced the transfers and postings of over 30 IAS officer in a major bureaucratic rejig.
According to officials, the move of LG Saxena is aimed at filling up vacancies in important departments such as health, education, revenue and excise.
The announcement, involving the transfer and postings of officials, were implemented after a recent meeting of the National Civil Services Authority (NCCSA) headed by Delhi Chief Minister Atishi.
The meeting of the three-member panel, including the Chief Secretary and divisional commissioner, was awaited for months due to various reasons, including the six-month imprisonment of former CM Arvind Kejriwal.
The announcement comes hours after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) moved several IAS officers of Arunachal, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, including Delhi's special secretary (vigilance) YVVJ Rajasekhar.
According to a PTI report, Rajasekhar was heading various probes, including one related to Delhi's excise policy. The bureaucrat was sent to Arunachal Pradesh while RN Sharma, who served as commissioner (labour) and also held charge of education director, was transferred to Jammu and Kashmir.
As per the orders of transfers and postings issued by the Services Department of Delhi government, IAS officer Nikhil Kumar has been posted as principal secretary (Revenue) cum divisional commissioner.
Meanwhile, Shilpa Shinde, 2006 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, serving as managing director of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) will be now chief executive officer of Delhi Jal Board. New Delhi deputy commissioner Ravi Jha has been appointed excise commissioner of Delhi.
Three women IAS officers, including 2015-batch officer Veditha Reddy, 2016-batch Nazuk Kumar and 2020-batch Shreya Singhal, will join the Education Department as director and additional directors, respectively, the order said.
Chanchal Yadav, secretary (home) and commissioner (trade and taxes), has been relieved from the home department. She has also been given the additional responsibility of secretary in the women and child development department.
Meanwhile, at least five IAS officers who were awaiting posting were allocated departments by LG Saxena. BS Jaglan has been posted as executive director in DSIIDC, while S M Ali gets the post of special secretary in Delhi's urban development department.
D Varma, a 2011-batch IAS officer, has been posted as a member in Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board and Vinay Kumar as special secretary in the health department, with additional charge in the home department.
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