Delhi Government Reshuffles 72 IAS, DANICS Officers In Major Rejig

According to an order from the Delhi government, several Arunachal Pradesh–Goa–Mizoram and Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre IAS officers were transferred across departments or given additional charges. 

Santosh D. Vaidya (IAS, 1998) has been appointed Principal Secretary (Home) and will also handle Finance, Planning, and Industries. 1992-batch IAS officer, Bipul Pathak, currently Additional Chief Secretary (Social Welfare), has been given additional charge of the SC/ST/OBC Welfare Department. 

Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) CEO Rupesh Kumar Thakur has been appointed secretary (Health and Family Welfare). He replaces 2002-batch IAS officer Nikhil Kumar, who has been posted as Commissioner (Trade and Taxes).

Major Transfers, Postings

IAS officer Sanjeev Ahuja has been named Secretary (Education) with additional charge of higher and technical education. Meanwhile, former Education Secretary Pandurang Pole has been shifted to the General Administration Department with additional charge as Labour Commissioner.

Revenue Secretary-cum-Divisional Commissioner Neeraj Semwal will hold additional charge of the Power Department. Padma Jaiswal, who was awaiting posting, will assume charge as Special Secretary, Administrative Reforms. Urban Development Secretary Vijay Bidhuri has been given additional charge of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. At the same time, Yashpal Garg will serve as Secretary (Planning) with additional charge of land and buildings.

New Delhi District Magistrate Sunny Kumar Singh has been assigned additional charge as Special Secretary (Power). Saloni Rai will take over as the District Magistrate of North Delhi after joining the government. Hari Kallikkat has been appointed District Magistrate of West Delhi, and Vishakha Yadav will assume charge as District Magistrate of Outer North Delhi.