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IAS reshuffle in Jharkhand: Vipra Bhal replaces Nitin Madan Kulkarni in Raj Bhawan

Jharkhand Story by Jharkhand Story
11 August 2024
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Jharkhand Bureaucracy: Srinivasan, among four IAS officers, shifted  
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Ranchi, Aug. 11: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Jharkhand government has shifted Principal Secretary to Governor Nitin Madan Kulkarni to the Agriculture department. Vipra Bhal, a 2006 batch IAS officer, will replace Kulkarni in the Raj Bhawan.

The Department of Personnel, Administrative, Reforms and Official Language has issued a notification related to this.

Know the list:

Vipra Bhal (Additional Charge- Secretary, Commercial Tax Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi and Chief Executive Officer, Jharkhand Communication Network Ltd., Ranchi), posted on the post of Secretary, Information Technology and E-Governance Department, is transferred and appointed and posted as Principal Secretary to the Governor till further orders.

Nitin Madan Kulkarni, posted to the post of Principal Secretary to the Governor, is transferred and appointed and posted on the post of Principal Secretary, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative Department till further orders.

Mast Ram Meena (Additional Charge- In-charge Member, Revenue Board, Jharkhand, Ranchi), Principal Secretary, Planning and Development Department, will also hold the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Drinking Water and Sanitation Department.

Sunil Kumar, posted as Principal Secretary, Road Construction Department, will continue to hold the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Managing Director, JUICO and Managing Director, Greater Ranchi Development Agency (GRDA).

Dr. Amitabh Kaushal (Additional Charge Secretary, Disaster Management Division, Jharkhand, Ranchi), posted as Secretary, Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Department, is transferred and appointed and posted as Secretary,  Information Technology and E-Governance Department. Also, Dr Kaushal will continue to hold the additional charge of Secretary, Commercial Tax Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi.

Manish Ranjan, posted as Secretary, Building Construction Department, (Additional Charge-Managing Director, Jharkhand State Building Construction Corporation Limited, Ranchi), is transferred and appointed and posted as Director, Krishna Lok Prashasan Sansthan, Jharkhand, Ranchi.

Rajesh Kumar Sharma, posted as Secretary, Drinking Water and Sanitation Department, is transferred and appointed and posted as Secretary, Disaster Management Division.

Abubakar Siddiqui, posted as Secretary, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative Department, is transferred and appointed and posted as Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department.

Manoj Kumar, posted as Secretary, Govt., Child Development and Social Security Department, will continue to hold the additional charge of Secretary, Excise and Prohibition Department along with his duties till further orders.

Arwa Rajkamal (Additional Charge Resident Commissioner, Jharkhand Bhawan, New Delhi, Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi, Managing Director, JUIDCO and Managing Director, Greater Ranchi Development Agency (GRDA), posted on the post of Secretary to Chief Minister, Jharkhand is transferred and appointed and posted as Secretary, Building Construction Department. Along with this, Rajkamal will also hold the additional charge of Managing Director, Jharkhand State Building Construction Corporation Limited, Ranchi and Resident Commissioner, Jharkhand Bhawan, New Delhi.

Jitendra Kumar Singh (Additional Charge Chairman, Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Limited), posted on the post of Secretary, Mines and Geology Department, will also hold the additional charge of Secretary, Industries Department.

Uma Shankar Singh (Additional Charge- Chief Executive Officer, Sidhu-Kanho Krishi Evam Vanopaj Rajya Sahakari Sangh Ltd.), posted on the post of In-charge Secretary, School Education and Literacy Department. Jharkhand, Ranchi) will hold the additional charge of Secretary-in-Charge, Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Department along with his duties till further orders.

Ameet Kumar (Additional Charge Vice-Chairman, Ranchi Regional Development Authority (RRDA)) posted as Municipal Commissioner, Ranchi Municipal Corporation, Ranchi is transferred and appointed and posted as Commercial Tax Commissioner. Also, Kumar will hold the additional charge of Special Secretary, Finance Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi along with his duties till further orders.

Manjunath Bhajantri posted as  Administrator, Subarnarekha Project, Jamshedpur is transferred and appointed and posted on the post of Chief Executive Officer, Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) till further orders. Also, Bhajantri will hold the additional charge of MNREGA Commissioner, Jharkhand, Ranchi along with his duties till further orders.

Amit Prakash, posted as Special Secretary, Labour, Planning, Training and Skill Development Department, is transferred and appointed as Excise Commissioner till further orders. Prakash will continue to perform his duties as Managing Director, Jharkhand State Beverage Corporation till further orders.

Sandeep Singh (Additional Charge-Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Cabinet (Election) Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi), posted as Chief Executive Officer, Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS), Ranchi, is transferred and appointed and posted as Municipal Commissioner, Ranchi Municipal Corporation. Also, Singh will hold the additional charge of Vice-Chairman, Ranchi Regional Development Authority (RRDA).

Shailendra Kumar Lal, posted as Municipal Commissioner, Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation is transferred and appointed and posted as Mission Director-cum-Chief Executive Officer, Jharkhand Skill Development Mission Society.

Sunil Kumar Singh (Additional Charge Managing Director, Jharkhand State Beverage Corporation Limited, Ranchi), posted as Excise Commissioner, Jharkhand, Ranchi is transferred and appointed and posted as Additional Secretary, Labour, Planning, Training and Skill Development Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi till further orders.

Ananya Mittal (Additional Charge Settlement Officer, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur), posted as Deputy Commissioner, East Singhbhum, Jamshedpur will also hold the additional charge of Administrator, Subarnarekha Project, Jamshedpur along with his duties till further orders.

Sameera S., awaiting posting is appointed and posted as Director-cum-Member Secretary, Jharkhand State Child Protection Institute, Jharkhand till further orders. Also, Sameera S. will hold the charge of Director General, State Nutrition Mission, Jharkhand, Chief Executive Officer, Jharkhand State Watershed Mission and Director, Social Security, Jharkhand, Ranchi along with her duties till further orders.

Ravi Anand, awaiting posting, is appointed and posted as Joint Secretary, Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Official Language Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi till further orders.

Deepak Kumar Dubey, posted as Deputy Development Commissioner-cum-Chief Executive Officer, District Board, Giridih, is transferred and appointed and posted as Joint Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi till further orders.

Saurabh Kumar Bhuwania, awaiting posting, is appointed and posted as Joint Secretary, Finance Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi till further orders.

Alok Kumar, awaiting posting, is appointed and posted as Joint Secretary, Home, Jail and Disaster Management Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi till further orders.

Shatabdi Majumdar, awaiting posting, is appointed and posted as Under Secretary, Finance Department, Jharkhand, Ranchi till further orders.

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