Rajasthan bureaucratic reshuffle: In a serious bureaucratic reshuffle, the Rajasthan authorities has transferred a lot of senior officers, together with 53 IAS and 24 IPS officers. The reshuffling additionally impacted the Indian Forest Service (IFS) and Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officers, with 34 IFS and 113 RAS officers being reassigned to new positions. The state’s Department of Personnel issued a number of orders late Friday night time concerning these transfers. Notably, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma holds the cost of the Personnel Department, which oversaw the adjustments.
Who acquired which key place?
According to the official notification, new Divisional Commissioners have been appointed in Jaipur, Kota, Bikaner, and Udaipur. Some of the notable transfers embrace:
- IAS Ashutosh Pednekar, earlier serving as Secretary of Rural Development, has been moved to the Tribal Regional Development Department as Principal Secretary.
- IAS Dr Ravi Kumar has been appointed as Divisional Commissioner of Bikaner.
- IAS Poonam will now function Divisional Commissioner of Jaipur.
- IAS Rajendra Singh has been given cost of the Kota Division.
- IAS Pragya Kevalramani is the brand new Divisional Commissioner of Udaipur.
- Avadhesh Meena has been appointed as District Collector of Salumber.
- Namit Mehta is now District Collector of Udaipur.
- Jasmeet Singh has taken cost as District Collector of Bhilwara.
Series of transfers in final one yr
This just isn’t the primary main bureaucratic shake-up in Rajasthan. Last yr in September-October, the state authorities had transferred a lot of RAS officers as a part of its administrative restructuring. In October 2024, as many as 83 RAS officers have been transferred, although 5 transfers have been later revoked. On September 23, 2024, as many as 183 RAS officers have been transferred. On September 6, final yr, 386 RAS officers have been transferred in one of many largest administrative overhauls within the state.
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