In what is said to be the the biggest bureaucratic reshuffle since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power, the government on Wednesday issued orders transferring more than 40 senior bureaucrats.
The changes included mostly joint-secretary level positions as well as eight secretary-level appointments.
The secretary-level appointments included Aradhana Johri in the department of disinvestment, Satyanarayan Mohanty in the department of higher education, Surjit Kumar Chaudhary in the department of chemicals, Kapil Dev Tripathi in heavy industries, Kusumjit Sidhu in the department of justice, Rajiv Takru in the National Commission for Minorities, R Vijaykumar in the department Northeast Development and VK Subhuram in the department of pharmaceuticals.
A handful of officers already serving in the central government were also moved around for a mix of reasons.
“In some cases, the transfers seem to have been made to better to utilise an officer’s skills... but there was some discomfort in a few cases,” an official familiar with the appointment process for the 40-odd bureaucrats said.
The official added that the appointments were in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assurance not to transfer civil servants because they had the trust of the previous government.
Six officers – who served in the personal staff of UPA ministers and had been waiting for a posting – have been given key assignments at the crucial joint secretary-level.
Three of them – Dilip Kumar, Gopal Krishna Dwivedi and Hitesh Kumar S Makwana – have been appointed to the Home Ministry. In the same league, Uday Singh Kumawat has been appointed to the Department of Revenue while AK Singh will move to the power ministry.
One of the key officers to be shunted out is IS Chahal, the joint secretary incharge of Union Territories at the home ministry. Chahal – who joined the ministry as former home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde’s officer on special duty – has been posted to the women and child development.
Two petroleum ministry officials have also been given new postings.
The changes included mostly joint-secretary level positions as well as eight secretary-level appointments.
The secretary-level appointments included Aradhana Johri in the department of disinvestment, Satyanarayan Mohanty in the department of higher education, Surjit Kumar Chaudhary in the department of chemicals, Kapil Dev Tripathi in heavy industries, Kusumjit Sidhu in the department of justice, Rajiv Takru in the National Commission for Minorities, R Vijaykumar in the department Northeast Development and VK Subhuram in the department of pharmaceuticals.
A handful of officers already serving in the central government were also moved around for a mix of reasons.
“In some cases, the transfers seem to have been made to better to utilise an officer’s skills... but there was some discomfort in a few cases,” an official familiar with the appointment process for the 40-odd bureaucrats said.
The official added that the appointments were in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assurance not to transfer civil servants because they had the trust of the previous government.
Six officers – who served in the personal staff of UPA ministers and had been waiting for a posting – have been given key assignments at the crucial joint secretary-level.
Three of them – Dilip Kumar, Gopal Krishna Dwivedi and Hitesh Kumar S Makwana – have been appointed to the Home Ministry. In the same league, Uday Singh Kumawat has been appointed to the Department of Revenue while AK Singh will move to the power ministry.
One of the key officers to be shunted out is IS Chahal, the joint secretary incharge of Union Territories at the home ministry. Chahal – who joined the ministry as former home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde’s officer on special duty – has been posted to the women and child development.
Two petroleum ministry officials have also been given new postings.
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