The Haryana government has ordered a major administrative reshuffle involving 14 IAS and HCS officers, bringing significant changes to the leadership of key civic and urban development bodies in Gurugram.
The reshuffle includes seven IAS and seven HCS officers and affects important positions in the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA), Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority (FMDA) and Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG).
According to the transfer orders, IAS officer Dusmanta Kumar Behera has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of both GMDA and FMDA, replacing Phool Chand Meena.
Meena has been transferred and posted as Commissioner and Secretary to the Haryana Government in the Human Resources and General Administration departments.
Meanwhile, Pankaj, a 2020-batch IAS officer who was serving as Municipal Commissioner of Panipat, has been appointed Municipal Commissioner and District Municipal Commissioner of Gurugram.
He replaces Pradeep Dahiya, who has been appointed Managing Director of the Haryana State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Mills and Director of the State Audit Department.
Mohd. Imran Raza has been appointed Additional CEO of GMDA, while Ankita Choudhary has been transferred as Municipal Commissioner of Panipat.
Shakti Singh has also been assigned responsibilities in the Sports and Human Resources departments.
Changes in Gurugram’s Civic Administration
The reshuffle is significant for Gurugram, where civic infrastructure, waterlogging and public service delivery have remained important administrative concerns.
The changes bring new leadership to the city’s municipal corporation and metropolitan development authority, both of which play a major role in urban planning, infrastructure and civic services.
The government has not officially attributed the entire reshuffle to any single administrative issue.
The transfer exercise involves a total of 14 IAS and HCS officers across Haryana.