In a significant administrative overhaul, the Uttarakhand government has officially released orders transferring several Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, marking one of the most anticipated bureaucratic reshuffles in recent months. The approved changes redefine key leadership roles across various departments, aiming to improve administrative efficiency and policy execution in the state.
As per the official notification, 1992-batch IAS officer Anand Vardhan, who was serving as Chief Secretary, has now been appointed as the Chief Resident Commissioner in Delhi and Chairman of both Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd (UPCL) and Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand Ltd (PTCUL). His earlier portfolios of Personnel and Water Resources have been withdrawn.
Notable among the reshuffled officials are:
- RK Sudhanshu (1997 batch), now Principal Secretary, Finance, and Chairman, Uttarakhand Seed and Terai Development Corporation Ltd.
- LL Fanai (1997 batch), appointed Commissioner, Infrastructure Development.
- Shailesh Bagauli (2002 batch), now Secretary, Personnel and Vigilance.
- Ravinath Raman (2004 batch), relieved from AYUSH and Education departments.
- Chandresh Yadav (2006 batch), relieved as Commissioner, Revenue Council.
- Deependra Chaudhary (2007 batch), removed from Secretary, AYUSH.
- Vinod Kumar Suman (2007 batch), relieved from State Property responsibilities.
- Sridhar Babu (2008 batch), assigned Planning Department.
- C. Ravishankar (2009 batch), appointed Secretary, Forest Department.
- Ranveer Singh Chauhan (2009 batch), gets additional charge of State Property.
- Ahmed Iqbal (2010 batch), relieved from Inspector General Registration and Commissioner, Tax.
- Sonika (2010 batch), appointed Commissioner, Tax, and Mela Adhikari, Kumbh Mela.
- Ranjana Rajguru (2010 batch), assigned as Secretary, Revenue Council.
- Dev Krishna Tiwari (2010 batch), gets additional charge as CEO, Uttarakhand State Khadi and Village Industries Board.
- Karmendra Singh (2011 batch), relieved from Kumbh Mela duties.
- Mayur Dixit (2013 batch), gets additional charge as Vice President, District Development Authority, Tehri.
- Abhishek Ruhela (2015 batch), relieved from Tourism; now Additional Secretary, School Education, and DG, School Education.
- Jharna Kamthan (2016 batch), appointed Additional Secretary, Finance.
- Gaurav Kumar (2017 batch), relieved from Social Welfare responsibilities.
- Ravneet Cheema (2017 batch), appointed Additional Secretary, Social Welfare and Commissioner, Divyangjan.
- Prakash Chandra (2017 batch), relieved from Social Welfare.
- Varun Agarwal (2021 batch), appointed CDO, Tehri.
- Anamika (2021 batch), appointed CDO, Nainital.
These strategic appointments and reassignments are expected to energise departmental functioning and drive the state closer to its governance and development objectives.
