Chandigarh, November 25
In a significant decision, the Punjab Government tonight restored the Department of Vigilance to the Chief Secretary, Mr J.S. Gill, thus relieving Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, Mr S.K. Sinha, of this additional charge in a major administrative reshuffle ordered tonight.
Several senior leaders of the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, including ministers and legislators, had been lobbying with the party high command that the Department of Vigilance should be given back to the Chief Secretary.
Mr Suresh Kumar was posted in the Chief Ministers’ Secretariat as Special Principal Secretary. In all the government ordered the transfer of 24 IAS and as many PCS officers in the much-awaited reshuffle. Four districts will have new deputy commissioners. The following are the fresh postings of the transferred officials : Mrs Asha Attri becomes Financial Commissioner Appeals-I and Principal Secretary, Welfare of SCs and Nodal Officer of Women Employees BCs and Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and also Nodal Officer of Women Employees in the state
Mrs Romila Dubey has been posted Principal Secretary, Science, Technology and Environment.
Mr D.S.Jaspal gets additional charge of the Information Technology, Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Archives, Archaeology and Museums and CEO, Anandpur Sahib Foundation .
Mr Janak Raj Kundal will be Secretary ,Welfare of SCs and BCs and Social Security, Women and Children Development.
Mr Gurinderjit Singh Sandhu becomes Secretary ,Rural Development and Panchayats . Mr Sarvesh Kaushal has been posted Commissioner, Surplus Pool and Planning and Special Economic Package.
Mr Karan Bir Singh Sidhu will be the new Secretary Housing and Urban Development. Mr Dharam Vir will be Commissioner, Appeals, Patiala and Jalandhar. Mr Sanjay Kumar will be Chief Administrator, PUDA and CA, Anandpur Sahib Urban Development Authority.
Mr R.L. Kalsia will be the Director, Local Government. Mr Vijoy Kumar Singh becomes the Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. Mr Anurag Aggarwal becomes Special Secretary-cum-Director General (Schools).
Mr P.S. Aujla will be Deputy Commissioner of Muktsar while Mr Harjit Singh will be new Deputy Commissioner of Gurdaspur. Mr K.A.P. Sinha goes to Bathinda as Deputy Commissioner. Mr Ranjit Singh has been posted Deputy Commissioner of Ferozepore. Mr S.R.Ladhar has been posted Director, State Transport.
Mr Sarup Singh Dhillon will be Director, Rural Development and Panchayats. Mrs Usha R. Sharma goes as Special Secretary, Science, Technology and Environment. Mr B.S. Sudan will be the new Director, Information and Public Relations, and Director, Hospitality.
Mr Karam Singh goes as Executive Director, Punjab, Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation. Mr Vikas Pratap will be ACA, PUDA, HQ and Policy. Mr Vikas Garg goes to Nawanshahr as ADC. Mr Gurpal Singh Bhatti becomes ADC, Kapurthala.
Mr Harbhupinder Singh becomes Secretary, Punjab State Board of Technical Education and Industrial Training. Mr Darshan Singh becomes ADC, Faridkot. Mr G.S. Bal will be LAC, PWD (B&R), and SLAC, Jalandhar. Mr Gopal Krishan becomes DETC, Jalandhar.
Mr Surjit Singh has been posted ADC, Roopnagar. Mr Sucha Singh Mast becomes District Transport Officer, Bathinda. Mr Ajmer Singh goes as Secretary, Punjab Subordinate Services Selection Board and Joint Director (Admn) in the office of the State Transport.
Mr S.M. Sharma will be the new SDM,
Phillaur. Mr Chander Gaind will be new District Transport Officer, Jalandhar and Secretary, RTA, Jalandhar Mr Rajinder Pal Singh goes as SDM Baba Bakala.
Mr Manvesh Singh Sidhu will be the new Commissioner, Municipal
Corporation, Patiala. Mr Surinder Kumar Sharma goes as Joint Secretary, Local Government. Mr Sukhmandar Singh becomes SDM, Jalalabad. Mr Deepak Raj Garg will be the new SDM, Dera Bassi while Mr Gurtej Singh will be SDM, Sangrur. Mr Manpreet Singh goes as SDM, Payal.
Mr G.S. Ghuman becomes AC (General), Amritsar. Mr Sanjay Popli has been posted ADC, Ferozepore. Mr Dilraj Singh, goes as SDM, Kapurthala and Mr Birpal Singh becomes Assistant Commissioner (Grievances), Jalandhar.
Mr Navtej Singh will be SDM, Rajpura. Mrs A.K. Gill goes as EO-cum-Director, Land Records (B&R),
Patiala. Mr Amarjit Singh Shahi becomes new SDM of Balachaur.
