In a sweeping administrative reshuffle, the Government of Bihar has transferred 47 IAS officers, affecting a wide range of key positions at the state and district levels. This strategic move, aimed at enhancing administrative efficiency and strengthening governance structures, includes appointments, elevations, and postings across departments such as education, revenue, power, urban development, and more.

The changes include the following significant appointments and postings:

• Mayank Warwade (2001-batch IAS officer) – Appointed as State Project Director, Bihar Education Project Council, Patna (earlier Commissioner, Patna Division).

• Saravanan M. (2002-batch IAS officer) – Now Secretary, Rural Works Department, Bihar, Patna (earlier Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur).

• Manish Kumar (2005-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Secretary, Animal and Fisheries Resources Department, Bihar, Patna (earlier Commissioner, Darbhanga Division).

• Gopal Meena (2007-batch IAS officer) – Transferred as Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Bihar, Patna (earlier Commissioner, Saran Division, Chhapra).

• Dinesh Kumar (2007-batch IAS officer) – Posted as Secretary, Education Department, Bihar, Patna (earlier Commissioner, Bhagalpur Division, with additional charge of Munger Division).

• Kanwal Tanuj (2010-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department, Bihar, Patna (previously Special Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department).

• Rachna Patil (2010-batch IAS officer) – Upgraded to Secretary level (earlier Special Secretary, GAD, with additional charges in Museum, Art, Culture and Youth Department, and BIPARD).

• Animesh Kumar Parashar (2010-batch IAS officer) – Elevated to Secretary level (previously CEO-cum-Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation).

• Dinesh Kumar Rai (2010-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department, Bihar, Patna (earlier DM, West Champaran, Bettiah).

• Md. Nayyar Iqbal (2010-batch IAS officer) – Elevated to Secretary rank (previously Special Secretary, Food and Consumer Protection Department).

• Meenendra Kumar (2010-batch IAS officer) – Now holds upgraded Secretary-level post (earlier CEO-cum-MD, Bihar State Education Finance Corporation).

• Rakesh Kumar (2010-batch IAS officer) – Promoted to Secretary level (earlier Director of Consolidation, Bihar, Patna).

• Rahul Kumar (2011-batch IAS officer) – Appointed MD, North Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd., Patna, with additional charges of MD, BEDA and Bihar State Transmission Co. Ltd.

• Nilesh Ramchandra Deore (2011-batch IAS officer) – Posted as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat Department, Bihar, Patna, with additional charge of MD, Bihar Medical Services and Infrastructure Corp. Ltd.

• Inayat Khan (2012-batch IAS officer) – Appointed MD, Bihar State Educational Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. (earlier Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Bihar, Patna).

• Amit Kumar Pandey (2014-batch IAS officer) – Transferred from DM, Khagaria; posted as Director (designation incomplete).

• Yashpal Meena (2014-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Additional Secretary, Water Resources Department, Bihar, Patna (earlier DM, Vaishali, Hajipur).

• Prashant Kumar C.H. (2015-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Director, Panchayati Raj, Bihar, Patna and CGM, Bihar Development Mission (earlier DM, Gopalganj).

• Mukul Kumar Gupta (2016-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Director, Industries, Bihar, Patna (earlier DM, Siwan).

• Anshul Aggarwal (2016-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Registrar, Cooperative Societies, Bihar, Patna (earlier DM, Buxar).

• Vaibhav Chaudhary (2016-batch IAS officer) – Posted as Joint Secretary, Health Department, Bihar, Patna (earlier DM, Saharsa).

• Abhilasha Sharma (2017-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Joint Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Bihar, Patna (earlier DM, Jamui).

• Abhishek Rajan (2018-batch IAS officer) – Given additional charge as MD, COMFED, Bihar, Patna (earlier Director of Fisheries, Bihar, Patna).

At the divisional level, several reshuffles have occurred:

• Rajiv Roshan (2010-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Commissioner of Saran Division, Chhapra.

• Kaushal Kishore (2010-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Commissioner of Darbhanga Division.

• Chandrashekhar Singh (2010-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Commissioner of Patna Division.

• Avnish Kumar Singh (2010-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Commissioner of Munger Division.

• Raj Kumar (2010-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Commissioner of Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur.

• Himanshu Kumar Rai (2010-batch IAS officer) – Appointed Commissioner of Bhagalpur Division.

At the district level, the following District Magistrate-level changes have been made:

• Tyagarajan S M (2011-batch IAS officer) – Appointed DM, Patna (earlier Gaya).

• Naveen Kumar (2011-batch IAS officer) – Appointed DM, Khagaria (earlier State Transport Commissioner).

• Kaushal Kumar (2012-batch IAS officer) – Posted as DM, Darbhanga (earlier Supaul).

• Kundan Kumar (2012-batch IAS officer) – Posted as DM, Nalanda (earlier Purnia).

• Arvind Kumar Verma (2012-batch IAS officer) – Posted as DM, Munger (earlier Madhubani).

• Dharmendra Kumar (2013-batch IAS officer) – Posted as DM, West Champaran, Bettiah (earlier MD, Bihar Medical Services and Infrastructure Corp.).

• Navdeep Shukla (2013-batch IAS officer) – Posted as DM, Banka (earlier Director, Animal Husbandry).

• Anand Sharma (2013-batch IAS officer) – Posted as DM, Madhubani (earlier Director, Panchayati Raj).

• Naveen (2013-batch IAS officer) – Posted as DM, Jamui (earlier Addl. Secy., Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources Departments).

• Vidya Nand Singh (2013-batch IAS officer) – Appointed DM, Buxar (earlier Director, Economics and Statistics).

• Sunil Kumar-1 (2013-batch IAS officer) – Posted as DM, Kaimur (earlier Settlement Officer, Munger).

• Pawan Kumar Sinha (2013-batch IAS officer) – Appointed DM, Gopalganj (earlier Additional Secretary, Water Resources).

• Shashank Shubhankar (2014-batch IAS officer) – Transferred as DM, Gaya (earlier DM, Nalanda).

• Aditya Prakash (2014-batch IAS officer) – Posted as DM, Siwan (earlier Additional Secretary, Health Department).

• Sawan Kumar (2015-batch IAS officer) – Posted as DM, Supaul (earlier DM, Kaimur).

• Varsha Singh (2016-batch IAS officer) – Appointed DM, Vaishali, Hajipur (earlier Addl. Secretary, Urban Development and Housing).

• Anshul Kumar (2016-batch IAS officer) – Appointed DM, Purnia (earlier DM, Banka).

• Dipesh Kumar (2017-batch IAS officer) – Elevated as DM, Saharsa (earlier Deputy Development Commissioner, Madhubani).

This large-scale reshuffle underscores Bihar’s commitment to strengthening governance through administrative realignment, aiming for improved service delivery, transparency, and policy execution.

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