Raipur, Sep 30 (NationPress) In a noteworthy administrative transformation, the Chhattisgarh government executed transfer orders for 14 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers on Tuesday, just after the induction of IAS Vikas Sheel as the new Chief Secretary of the state.

This reshuffle signifies a deliberate reorganisation of essential departments and leadership positions throughout the state bureaucracy. Vikas Sheel, a 1994-batch IAS officer, officially took charge as the 13th Chief Secretary of Chhattisgarh at Mahanadi Bhawan, succeeding Amitabh Jain, who retired on September 30.

Prior to this, Sheel held the role of Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank in Manila and has been involved in key roles in both state and central governments. His previous assignments include Collector of Korea, Bilaspur, and Raipur, and Secretary of departments such as School Education, Food and Civil Supplies, General Administration, and Health.

Since 2018, he was on central deputation, acting as Mission Director of the Jal Jeevan Mission and in the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Among the prominent changes, senior IAS officials Renu Pillai and Subrata Sahu have been relieved of their secretarial duties. Pillai has now been appointed as the Chairman of Vyapam and given additional responsibilities for the Board of Secondary Education.

Sahu, now retired, has been designated as the temporary Director General of the Chhattisgarh Academy of Administration and Chairman of the Revenue Board.

Dr. Rohit Yadav has been given multiple roles, including Secretary of the Energy Department, Chairman of Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited (CSPGCL), and Secretary of the Tourism, Culture, and Public Relations Departments.

Mukesh Bansal has been assigned additional duties in Aviation, while Dr. Ravi Mittal, the Public Relations Commissioner, has been appointed as the Director of Aviation.

IAS officer Jitender has been designated as the new Collector of Rajnandgaon district. Sonmani Bora is now the Principal Secretary of the Tribal Development, Scheduled Caste Development, Backward Classes, and Minority Development Departments, alongside additional responsibilities for Science and Technology.

Avinash Champawat has been named Secretary of the General Administration Department and entrusted with the additional charge of the Public Grievance Redressal department. He will also oversee the Religious Trusts and Endowments Departments.

Lokesh Kumar, deputy secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management department, has now assumed responsibilities in the labour department. Similarly, Pahare Abhijit Baban, the additional collector of Durg, has been transferred to take on duties as the chief executive officer (CEO), while Fariha Alalm (2016 batch) has been assigned additional responsibilities for the school department as joint secretary.

Additionally, Bhuvnesh Yadav (2006) has been given the extra responsibility of Secretary of Planning, the Economic and Statistical Department, and the Twenty-Point Programme implementation. Likewise, Kuldeep Sharma (2014 batch) has been assigned the extra charge as Managing Director of the Chhattisgarh State Warehousing Corporation.