By NSB.News
In a significant reshuffle within Uttarakhand’s administrative framework, several IAS officers have been assigned new roles and responsibilities:
R Meenakshi has been relieved of her duties as Secretary to the Chief Minister, Secretary of Labour, and Chairman of the Uttarakhand Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, but will continue with her other current roles.
Shailesh Bagauli, formerly Secretary to the Chief Minister and Secretary of Cabinet (Gopan), has been relieved of his role as Secretary of Higher Education.
Hari Chandra Sempal takes over as Commissioner of Excise.
Surendra Narayan Pandey has been assigned additional responsibilities as Secretary of Revenue, in addition to his existing roles as Secretary to the Chief Minister and Secretary of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Savin Bansal has been appointed as District Magistrate of Dehradun.
C Ravishankar is relieved of his position as CEO of UCADA.
Yugal Kishore Pant has been designated Additional Secretary of Panchayati Raj and Director of Swajal.
Dhiraj Singh Garbyal will now serve as Additional Secretary of Rural Development and Public Works Department (PWD).
Sonika is newly appointed as Additional Secretary of Cooperative Affairs, Registrar of Cooperative Societies, and CEO of UCADA.
Dr Iqbal, currently Additional Secretary of Finance, will also assume the role of CEO of the Uttarkhand Khandi & Village Industries Board.
Karmendra Singh has been posted as District Magistrate of Haridwar.
Rani Joshi is appointed as Additional Secretary of Personnel and Vigilance, and will also oversee Irrigation and Minor Irrigation.
Vineet Tomar has been designated as Managing Director of KMVN.
Alok Kumar Pandey will serve as District Magistrate of Almora.
Himanshu Khurana has been given dual roles as CEO of PMGSY and Secretary of the Right to Service Commission.
Abhishek Rohilla is appointed as Additional Secretary of Tourism and Additional CEO of the Tourism Development Board.
Banshidhar Tiwari, formerly Additional Secretary of Information, is relieved of his charges as DG of School Education and Ex-officio State Project Director of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.
Anuradha Pal has been posted as Additional Secretary of Medical, Health, and Medical Education.
Jharna Kamthan is appointed as DG of School Education and Ex-officio State Project Director of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.
Prashant Kumar Arya is relieved of his duties as Commissioner of Excise and will now serve as MD of GMVN.
Sandeep Tiwari will join as District Magistrate of Chamoli.
Ashish Bhatgain is appointed as District Magistrate of Bageshwar.
Vinod Giri has been designated as District Magistrate of Pithoragarh.
Apurva Pandey is appointed as Additional Secretary of Drinking Water and Secretary of the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), with additional charge of Secretary of the Real Estate Appellate Tribunal.
This reshuffle aims to optimize administrative efficiency and address key areas of governance in the state.