Bihar Govt Transfers 45 IAS Officers Ahead Of Assembly Polls
Ahead of upcoming elections, Bihar's government transferred 45 IAS and 31 BAS officers, including several District Magistrates.
The Bihar government on Saturday transferred 45 IAS officers, including several district magistrates (DMs), in a major shake-up in its bureaucracy ahead of the assembly elections, due later this year.
Thirty-one officers of the Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) were also transferred as a part of the rejig.
Along with this, the state government made new appointments in the Mahadalit Commission and the Scheduled Caste Commission.
Patna DM Chandrasekhar Singh, an IAS officer of the 2010 batch, was appointed Commissioner of the Patna division. Gaya Ji DM Thyagarajan SM of the 2011 batch was made the new DM of Patna, according to an order issued by the General Administration Department.
Mayank Warwade, the previous Commissioner of the Patna division, was made the State Project Director of the Bihar Education Project Council.
Darbhanga DM Rajeev Raushan was appointed the new Commissioner of the Saran division. Avneesh Kumar Singh was made the new Commissioner of Munger division, and Raj Kumar the new Commissioner of Tirhut division.
Thirteen IAS officers of the 2010 batch were promoted to the secretary rank, according to the order.
The state government appointed Vishwanath Rishi as the chairperson of the Mahadalit Commission, and Devendra Kumar as vice-chairperson of the SC Commission.
The new members of the SC commission are Lalan Ram, Rubel Ravidas and Sanjay Kumar. On the other side, Ram Naresh Kumar and Ishwar Rajak were appointed as members of the Mahadalit Commission.
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