Haryana orders major IAS/HCS reshuffle, 15 officers transferred
Chandigarh, July 4
The Haryana Government carried out a major administrative reshuffle, transferring and posting 15 IAS and HCS officers with immediate effect. The order was issued by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi.
Among the key appointments, senior IAS officer Pankaj Yadav, who is serving as Principal Secretary in the Cooperation and Public Health Engineering Departments, has been given the additional charge of Chairperson, Haryana Water Resources Authority.
Sanjay Joon has been appointed Commissioner, Faridabad Division, while continuing as Chairman of the Mewat Development Agency, Nuh. Ravi Prakash Gupta has been posted as Commissioner, Gurugram Division, and Rajiv Rattan has been appointed Commissioner, Karnal Division.
Dhirendra Khadgata has been posted as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Faridabad, and Chief Executive Officer of Faridabad Smart City Limited. Sachti Singh has been assigned the additional charge of Director, State Audit Department.
Among other significant changes, Sachin Gupta has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, Rohtak, and will also serve as Administrator, HSVP, Rohtak, besides holding additional charge as Director, Urban Estate, Rohtak.
Aparajita has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Kaithal, while Satyender Duhan has been appointed Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Rohtak, District Municipal Commissioner, Rohtak, and Director, Skill Development and Industrial Training, Haryana.
Saloni Sharma has been given the additional charge of District Municipal Commissioner, Karnal. Samvartak Singh Khangwal has been appointed Additional Secretary, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication Department, and Director, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication, Haryana.
Among HCS officers, Abhinav Siwach has been posted as Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Bahadurgarh. Tarun Kumar Pawaria has been appointed Additional Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Citizen Resources Information Officer, Mahendragarh.
Sushil Kumar-IV has been posted as Chief Executive Officer, Zila Parishad, Yamunanagar, and CEO, DRDA, Yamunanagar. Gaurav Chauhan has been given the additional charge of Land Acquisition Officer, Panchkula.
The government also declared the posts of Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Faridabad, and Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Rohtak, as equivalent in status and responsibilities to the Senior Scale IAS posts under the IAS (Pay) Rules, 2016.
— ANI
Reader Comments
These transfers are routine but I'm glad to see women officers like Aparajita and Saloni Sharma getting key positions. Deputy Commissioner of Kaithal is a challenging post – hope she does well. But why is Satyender Duhan holding so many charges? Seems like too much power in one person.
I don't understand why Indian bureaucrats always get multiple additional charges. How can one person effectively manage 3-4 departments? This seems like a recipe for inefficiency. In the US, we keep things more focused.
Good to see Faridabad getting attention with Dhirendra Khadgata as Municipal Commissioner. That city has been neglected for too long. Hope the Smart City project finally picks up pace. Also, Sanjay Joon continuing with Mewat Development Agency – that's a strategic move given the Nuh tension last year.
Honestly, these reshuffles are just musical chairs. The real issue is development and governance, not who sits where. But I'm happy that Sachin Gupta is going to Rohtak – he has a good track record in urban development. Hope he fixes the drainage problems there! 💧
Interesting to see the government equating Municipal Commissioner posts with Senior Scale IAS – that's a major career boost for many HCS officers. Shows how important urban governance has become. But transparency in these transfers should be improved – always feels like there's political pressure behind these moves.
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