The Bihar government has implemented a significant administrative reshuffle, transferring several senior IAS officers. The General Administration Department issued a notification assigning new responsibilities to 7 officers. Chandrashekhar Singh will now serve as Secretary in the CM Secretariat, while Animesh Parashar has been appointed as the Patna Division Commissioner. Several officers have also been given additional charges, aiming to strengthen the state’s administrative system. Details of the transferred officers are as follows.
According to sources, several senior IAS officers in the state have been transferred. Many have received new appointments, while some senior IAS officers have been given additional charges. The General Administration Department has also issued a notification in this regard. Furthermore, officers posted in various departments have been assigned new responsibilities.
Chandrashekhar Singh’s New Responsibility
As per the notification issued by the General Administration Department, Chandrashekhar Singh, who was until now the Patna Division Commissioner, will now be the Secretary in the CM Secretariat. Chandrashekhar Singh will also hold additional charge as the Secretary of the Disaster Management Department and Chairman of Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation Limited.
Similarly, Animesh Kumar Parashar, the Chief Executive Officer cum Municipal Commissioner of Patna Municipal Corporation, will now be the Patna Division Commissioner. Animesh Parashar will also hold additional charge as the Managing Director of BUDCO. Himanshu Sharma, the Chief Executive Officer of Jeevika, will now also handle the additional charge of Special Secretary in the Health Department. While Shirshat Kapil Ashok, the Managing Director of Bihar State Road Development Corporation, will now be in additional charge of the Managing Director of CONFED, Patna.
Other New Responsibilities
Yashpal Meena, Additional Secretary of the Health Department, will now be the Chief Executive Officer cum Municipal Commissioner of Patna Municipal Corporation. Kritika Mishra, an IAS officer of the 2023 batch and the Sub-Divisional Officer of Pakri Dayal of East Champaran, will now be the Sub-Divisional Officer of Gogri. Pradyuman Singh Yadav, the Sub-Divisional Officer of Gogri, will now be the Additional Municipal Commissioner of Patna Municipal Corporation.
