Himachal government shifts 20 IAS officers

SHIMLA: In a major administrative reshuffle, the Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday transferred 20 IAS officers.

Nisha Singh, who was posted as adviser (health) to HP government at New Delhi, will function as ACS (rural development, panchayati raj, administrative reforms and training & foreign assignments). Bharat Khera has been posted as adviser (regulatory reforms), HP government at New Delhi and principal secretary (PWD, home & vigilance, GAD, SAD, Sainik welfare, and parliamentary affairs).

Rajneesh has been shifted as adviser (industries and urban affairs) to the HP government at New Delhi and principal secretary (forests, education and IT) to the HP government, Shimla. Subhasish Panda goes as adviser (infrastructure and tourism), principal secretary to CM and principal secretary (excise & taxation, information & public relations, and health & family welfare). Amitabh Avasthi has been transferred as secretary (horticulture and technical education) while JM Pathania goes as director (personnel and finance), state electricity board, Shimla. Vinod Kumar has been posted as managing director, Kangra Central Cooperative Bank, Dharamshala. Sudesh Kumar Mokhta is shifted as director-cum-ex-officio-special secretary (revenue & disaster management).

Lalit Jain goes as director, environment, science & technology and will hold charge of the post of member secretary, HIMCOSTE. Director, energy, Harikesh Meena will hold the additional charge of managing director, HP power corporation, relieving Devesh Kumar of this additional charge.

Rajeshwar Goel was transferred as MD, HP State Civil Supplies Corporation.

Manmohan Sharma has been shifted as CEO-cum-MD, Shimla Smart City, and will hold the charge of MD, Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam Limited.