The Government of Punjab has transferred and posted 15 IAS, IFS, and PCS officers across various departments and districts. The orders, issued by Chief Secretary K.A.P. Sinha (1992-batch IAS officer) under the direction of the Governor, take immediate effect.

IAS Transfers

Bhawna Garg (1999-batch IAS officer) has been appointed as Principal Secretary, Jails, relieving Jaspreet Talwar of the additional charge. Senu Duggal (2012-batch IAS officer), currently MD, Sugarfed, assumes additional charge as MD, Punjab Financial Corporation under the Industries & Commerce Department. Ravinder Singh (2017-batch IAS officer) will now also serve as Additional Secretary, Social Justice, Empowerment & Minorities, along with Labour. Navjot Kaur (2018-batch IAS officer) continues as Additional Secretary, Personnel, and has been given additional responsibility as Director, Colonisation.

IFS Transfers

S.P. Anandh Kumar (2003-batch IFS officer) continues as Special Secretary, Sports & Youth Services, with additional charge of Forest & Wildlife Preservation. Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari (2007-batch IFS officer) is posted as Chief Conservator of Forests (Hills) and assigned roles in the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Virasat-e-Khalsa, and Punjab Tourism Development Corporation. Formal posting orders for the CCF (Hills) role will be issued separately by the Forest Department.

PCS Transfers

Jagjit Singh (2011-batch PCS officer) has been promoted as Additional Director, Industries & Commerce, with additional charge as Additional Secretary, Planning. Amaninder Kaur (2012-batch PCS officer) has been appointed Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Jalandhar, replacing Aparna M.B., IAS. Amarbir Kaur Bhullar (2012-batch PCS officer) is posted as ADC (General), Hoshiarpur. Anmol Singh Dhaliwal (2012-batch PCS officer) continues as ADC (Urban Development), SAS Nagar, and also assumes the role of Additional Chief Administrator-2, GMADA. Shikha Bhagat (2012-batch PCS officer), ADC Khanna, will additionally serve as Additional Chief Administrator-2, GLADA, Ludhiana.

Rajpal Singh (2012-batch PCS officer) is appointed Joint Secretary, Freedom Fighters. Deepankar Garg (2020-batch PCS officer) becomes Deputy Secretary, General Administration & Coordination, replacing Kiran Sharma. Kiran Sharma (2020-batch PCS officer) is now Secretary, PSSSB and Director, SCERT, Punjab. Sukhpinder Kaur (2023-batch PCS officer), currently Deputy Secretary, Vigilance, has been assigned additional charges as Deputy Secretary and Controller, Printing & Stationery, replacing Rajpal Singh.

The reshuffle reflects the state government’s continued efforts to enhance administrative efficiency and strengthen governance frameworks across departments.

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