In a reshuffle in the IAS cadre in West Bengal today, several senior officials have been given new assignments.
Home department officials said Power Secretary Gopal Krishnan has been asked to take over as Planning and Development Secretary, replacing Subesh Das who has retired.
Industry Secretary S Kishore has been made power secretary, while managing director of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC) Krishna Gupta will take over the former's position.
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CEO, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA), Surendra Gupta will now take over as MD, WBIDC, while Ghulam Ansari will take charge as CEO, KMDA, the officials said.
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Maharashtra cadre IAS officer of 1986 batch Bipin Bihari Mallick has been appointed as Additional Secretary in Home Ministry replacing B K Prasad who is retiring on July 31.
Joint Secretary in the Civil Aviation Ministry Balwinder Singh Bhullar, 1986-batch IAS of UP cadre, has been elevated to the post of Additional Secretary in the Ministry by upgrading his post for a period of two years.
Anil Kumar Khachi, the Chief Vigilance Officer of Food Corporation of India, has been appointed as Additional Secretary in the Department of Financial Services.
The post of Umesh Sinha, Deputy Election Commissioner, has been upgraded to Additional Secretary Level.
Gajendra Bhujbal (IES 1981) has been appointed as Additional Secretary and Financial Advisor, Department of Fertilizers.
Inder Jit Singh (IAS of 1985-batch Kerala cadre) has been appointed as Additional Secretary in Ministry of New and Renewable Energy while S P Singh Parihar (IAS, 1986-batch Madhya Pradesh cadre) has been appointed as Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board.
Suresh Kumar (IAS of 1986 batch Jammu and Kashmir cadre) has been elevated as Additional Secretary in Defence Ministry while Veena Ish (IAS of 1985-batch Andhra Pradesh cadre) has been appointed as Member (Administration) National Highway Authority of India.
The post of Senior Directing Staff in National Defence College Abhay Tripathi (IAS of 1986 batch Andhra Pradesh cadre) has been elevated from Joint Secretary to Additional Secretary level.
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IAS officers appointed as Joint Secretaries and equivalent posts including 1987-batch Sunil Kumar in Commerce Ministry, 1996-batch Rupinder Singh as Deputy Director General in UIDAI, 1990-batch K Moses Chalai in Women and Child Development Ministry, 1991-batch A Jayathilak as Chairman, Marine Products Exports Development Authority,
The 1995-batch B Rajender in Ministry of Agriculture, 1991-batch Vidyavathi V in Cabinet Secretariat, 1998-batch G Dev Tripathi in Department of Personnel and Training, 1991-batch Vijayendra and 1995-batch Bharat H Khera in Defence Ministry and 1991-batch Jan-e-Alam has been posted in Ministry of Minority Affairs.
Other officers appointed as Joint Secretaries include Sudhesh K Shahi as Deputy Director General in Telecommunication Ministry, Gyaneshwar Kumar Singh in Corporate Affairs Ministry, Vandana Kumar as in Commerce and Industries Ministry, Sanjay Kundu in Ministry of Water Resources, Pranav Khullar in Culture Ministry, V K Gauba in Health Ministry among others.
