The Bihar government has transferred nine IAS officers and assigned additional responsibilities to two senior officials. The changes aim to enhance governance efficiency across key departments.
- Ajay Yadav (2005-batch IAS officer) has been appointed as Secretary, Education Department, after returning from central deputation. He will also hold additional charges as Director, Higher Education, and Managing Director (MD), Bihar State Textbook Publication Corporation Limited.
- Animesh Kumar Parashar (2010-batch IAS officer), CEO of Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC) and Special Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, has been assigned additional charge as MD, Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation (BUIDCO). Consequently, Yogesh Kumar, the current MD of BUIDCO, has been transferred as Director, Social Welfare Department, along with the role of Joint Secretary in the same department.
- Dinesh Kumar (2007-batch IAS officer), currently Bhagalpur Divisional Commissioner, has been assigned additional charge as Munger Divisional Commissioner.
- Udayan Mishra (2011-batch IAS officer), Director, Science, Technology & Technical Education, has been posted as Special Secretary, Tourism Department, with additional charge as Director, Tourism.
- Pawan Kumar Sinha (IAS), formerly Land Settlement Officer, Jamui, has been transferred to the Water Resources Department (WRD) as Additional Secretary.
- Shyam Bihari Meena (2014-batch IAS officer), previously Director, Employment & Training, and holding additional charge as Director, Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Department, has now been given full charge of the latter.
- Rajesh Kumar (2001-batch IAS officer), formerly Purnia District Settlement Officer, has been appointed as Additional Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Department. Meanwhile, Ahmad Maqsood, previously Additional Secretary, Science, Technology & Technical Education Department, has been posted as Director in the same department.
- Vijay Prakash (2016-batch IAS officer), Director of the Disability Wing, Social Welfare Department, who was also serving as Additional Secretary in the same department, has been transferred as Additional Secretary, Urban Development & Housing Department.
- Abhay Jha (2017-batch IAS officer), currently MD, Bihar State Textbook Publication Corporation, has been posted as Joint Secretary, Rural Works Department (RWD).
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