In a significant administrative move, the Himachal Pradesh government on Sunday announced the transfer and posting of 17 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers with immediate effect, following the recommendations of the Civil Services Board. The transfer orders were issued by Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena.
Key appointments include Abid Hussain Sadiq (IAS, 2014), who has been appointed as Managing Director of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (HPPCL), relieving Rakesh Kumar Prajapati (IAS, 2012) of this additional charge. Rohit Jamwal (IAS, 2014) has been posted as Director, Ayush, Himachal Pradesh.
Prajapati was earlier given the additional charge of HPPCL after the transfer of then Managing Director Harikesh Meena, following the death of the Corporation’s Chief Engineer Vimal Negi on March 18.
Deputy Commissioner of Sirmaur, Sumit Khimta (IAS, 2015), has been appointed as Director, Department of Empowerment of SCs, OBCs, Minorities, and Specially Abled. Priyanka Verma (IAS, 2015) will now take over as Deputy Commissioner, Sirmaur. Pradeep Kumar Thakur (IAS, 2014) has been designated as Mission Director, National Health Mission.
Kiran Bhadana (IAS, 2016) has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Lahaul-Spiti, while Pankaj Lalit (IAS, 2018) will now exclusively serve as Director, Women and Child Development.
Rahul Kumar (IAS, 2016) will now function as Deputy Commissioner, Bilaspur, and Zaffar Iqbal (IAS, 2017) has been posted as Managing Director, Kangra Central Cooperative Bank, Dharamshala.
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According to the notification issued by the Department of Personnel, Nipun Jindal (IAS, 2014), Director, Ayush, who was also holding additional charge as Director, Digital Technologies and Governance, and Managing Director, HRTC, will now solely function as Director, Digital Technologies and Governance, while continuing to hold additional charge of Managing Director, HRTC.
Rima Kashyap (IAS, 2015) has been appointed as Director, Language, Art and Culture, and Secretary, H.P. Academy of Art, Culture and Language.