33 IAS officers transferred in major reshuffle.
Our Correspondent, 23 Aug. 2016
Bhopal : In a major bureaucratic reshuffle on Monday, the Madhya Pradesh government transferred 33 IAS officers and relieved 15 others from additional charge of various departments, including Iqbal Singh Bains (1985 batch), principal secretary of chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Bains has been assigned the responsibility of state's newly-formed "happiness department" apart from the eergy department. Transfers of district collectors, which were long due in some districts, were not made effective due to severe flood situation in parts of the state, said sources in the secretariat.
Bains is replaced by Ashok Barnwal (1991 batch) as principal secretary to chief minister, who was serving in food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department. KC Gupta (1992 batch) has now been given this responsibility. Besides, his current assignment in horticulture and food processing department, Barnwal has also been assigned the charge of state's aviation department.
Another senior bureaucrat of 1988 batch, ICP Keshri, who was serving as principal secretary of energy department and office in special duty (OSD) in the office of resident commissioner, MP Bhavan, has been transferred to New Delhi as special commissioner (coordination), MP Bhavan.
Two senior bureaucrats, Manoj Govil of 1991 batch and his wife Pallavi Govil of 1994 batch, who was waiting for their new postings after return from two year deputation, has given major responsibilities. Manoj Govil has been appointed principal secretary of PHE (public health engineering) department in addition the charge of managing director, MP Jal Nigam.
He replaced Pankaj Agrawal who has been appointed as principal secretary of water resources department, a major change in the interest of in charge minister Narottam Mishra. Pallavi Govil has been given the charge of commissioner health services and food security besides, controller, food and drug administration. Till now, Dipali Rastogi (1994 batch) was holding this responsibility, who has been shifted as commissioner, SCs-STs Welfare.
Shivshekhar Shukla (1994 batch), who was secretary, mining resources department and managing director of Mining Development Corporation, has now been posted as registrar general and superintendent of Stamps. He also holds the charge of secretary, commercial tax department. Shukla was replaced by Manohar Lal Dube (2000 batch).
The government has appointed Ajatshatru Shrivastava (1996 batch), as commissioner Bhopal. He was serving as commissioner-cum-director, state archaeology and managing director of State Warehouse Corporation. He replaced SB Singh (1993 batch), who has been appointed as managing director of Laghu Udyog Nigam (LUN). Shrivastava will also hold additional charge of commissioner Narmadapuram division.
Manohar Agnani (1993 batch), commissioner of food and civil supplies has been appointed as commissioner, Sagar division. Until now, Gulshan Bamra, commissioner Jabalpur, was holding additional charge of this division.
The government has also appointed Arun Kochar (1994 batch) as excise commissioner from his present position of secretary, Lokayukta. He replaced Rakesh Shrivastava (1993 batch) who has been appointed as managing director of Mandi Board.
The government also shifted Shobhit Jain (2000 batch), managing director of state cooperatives dairy federation to Indore as labour commissioner. Similarly, Anand Sharma, additional secretary, GAD (general administration department) has been shifted to Indore as additional divisional commissioner, stated an official communique.