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18 IAS Officers promoted in Himachal Pradesh; Mukesh Repaswal made Director, IT Shimla

In a recent development, the Himachal Pradesh government has issued promotion orders for 18 IAS officers, advancing them to different grades within the administrative hierarchy.

Selection Grade Promotion (2011 Batch):

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  1. Ruged Milind Thakur – Deputy Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi (Proforma Promotion)
  2. Lalit Jain – Director, Census Operations/Director of Citizen Registration, Haryana, Chandigarh (Proforma Promotion)
  3. Vivek Bhatia – Principal Private Secretary-cum-Special Secretary to Chief Minister, Shimla
  4. Dorje Chhering Negi – Settlement Officer, Shimla Division at Shimla
  5. Gopal Chand – Director, Urban Development, Shimla

Junior Administrative Grade Promotion (2015 Batch):

  1. Apoorv Devgan – Deputy Commissioner, Chamba
  2. Priyanka Verma – Mission Director, National Health Mission, Shimla
  3. Mukesh Repaswal – Director, Information Technology, Shimla
  4. Kumad Singh – Director, Agriculture, Shimla
  5. Vinay Singh – Director, Ayush, Shimla
  6. Harbans Singh Brascon – Special Secretary, PWD
  7. Rima Kashyap – Managing Director, HP Agro Industries Corporation Ltd., Shimla
  8. Shubh Karan Singh – CEO, Himurja, Shimla
  9. Sumit Khimta – Deputy Commissioner, Nehan

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Super Time Scale Promotion (2020 Batch):

  1. Divyanshu Singal – Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Nalagarh, District Solan, H.P.
  2. Om Kant Thakur – Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Mandi, District Mandi, H.P.
  3. Abhishek Kumar Garg – Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, H.P.
  4. Gursimar Singh – Sub-Divisional Officer (Civil), Nurpur, District Kangra, H.P.

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