Home Department's Principal Secretary Amir Subhani has been given additional charge of Registration, Excise and Prohibition Department, a notification issued by the General Administration Department said.
Pathak has been transferred, but kept in waiting for posting till further orders, it said.
Pathak had expressed his displeasure over the arrest of his department's sub-inspector for taking action against Chandradeep Sen alias Moti Singh, the Harnaut block president of JD(U), from whose house liquor was seized on August 30, and had asked the state government to find his replacement.
Health Department's Principal Secretary R K Mahajan will
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hold additional charge of Education Department in the same capacity, the notification said, adding that Mahajan will also hold additional charge of Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the Resident Commissioner's office at New Delhi.
Environment and Forest Department's Principal Secretary Vivek Kumar Singh will hold additional charge of Principal Secretary of Revenue and Land Reforms Department and Director of Chakbandi, Patna.
Energy Department's Principal Secretary Pratyaya Amrit, will hold additional charge of Principal Secretary of the Disaster Management Department.
Shashi Bhushan Kumar, Additional Secretary of Fish and Animal Resources Department, has been transferred to the Health Department in the same capacity, the notification said. He will also hold additional charge of Executive Director of State Health Society, Patna.
Pradeep Kumar Jha, Additional Secretary of Health Department, will also hold additional charge of Managing Director of Bihar Medical Services and Infrastructure Corporation Limited (BMSICL), the notification said.
The government also approved Principal Secretary of Revenue and Land Reforms Department Vyasji's decision for voluntary retirement with effect from September 12.