Jaipur, Nov 21 (NationPress) In a significant administrative overhaul, the Rajasthan government executed a late-night reshuffle on Friday, resulting in the transfer of 48 IAS officers—one of the most extensive bureaucratic realignments of the year.

This shake-up comes on the heels of V. Srinivas being appointed as the new Chief Secretary and is seen as a considerable adjustment within the Chief Minister’s Office, particularly after Sudhansh Pant took on a central deputation.

Among the changes, Shikhar Agarwal, the Chief Minister’s ACS, has been reassigned to the Industries Department, while Akhil Arora, previously the ACS of the Water Supply Department, will now serve as ACS to the Chief Minister. Additionally, Purushottam Sharma, the MD of Roadways, has been given the extra role of Commissioner of the Transport Department.

The reshuffle also emphasizes a notable increase in the responsibilities of Praveen Gupta, the PWD ACS, who has been entrusted with additional portfolios, including ACS of Tourism, Art & Culture, Chairman of RTDC, and CEO of the Amer Development Authority.

Former Principal Secretary of Industries and BIP, Alok Gupta, will now take on the role of Chairman of the Pollution Control Board, while Shikhar Agarwal steps into his position in Industries. Rajesh Yadav, previously the Principal Secretary of Tourism and Art & Culture, is being reassigned as DG of HCM RIPA, indicating a complete shift in his duties. Several key financial and administrative changes were also announced.

Naveen Jain is moving from the Finance (Expenditure) Department to the General Administration Department, where he will also hold the title of Secretary of the Cabinet Secretariat, Protocol, and Resident Commissioner in Delhi.

In the health sector, Gayatri Rathore has been promoted and assigned the additional role of Principal Secretary for Medical Education, while Dinesh Kumar is being transferred from Revenue to the Administrative Reforms Department.

Manju Rajpal’s responsibilities have also broadened, now overseeing Agriculture, Horticulture, and serving as Chairperson of the Seed Corporation, which puts him in charge of three significant departments.

Notable departmental transfers include Bhawani Singh Detha moving from Food to the Women and Child Development Department, and Ravi Jain continuing as Secretary of Local Self Government while also becoming DLB Commissioner and JCTCL Chairman.

Ravi Kumar Surpur has transitioned from Chairman of the Pollution Control Board to Secretary of the IT Department with additional responsibilities for Planning Manpower and Chairman of Rajcomp Info Services Limited. Ambarish Kumar has shifted from Medical Education to the Food and Civil Supplies Department.

Key appointments in other sectors include Jogaram, who will oversee the Revenue and Panchayati Raj Departments and also serve as Panchayati Raj Commissioner, while Rohit Gupta takes on the MD role at Rajasthan Renewable Energy Limited.

In divisional shifts, Nalini Kathotia has been named Divisional Commissioner of Bharatpur, taking over from Tina Soni, who is moving to Finance (Expenditure).

Rajan Vishal is being transferred from Agriculture and Horticulture to the Finance (Budget) Department, where he will serve as CEO of the Public Finance Management Training Committee. Shuchi Tyagi has been assigned as Secretary of the Transport and Devasthan Departments.

Among the APO officers, Archana Singh has been appointed Secretary of the Personnel Department, Himanshu Gupta as Secretary of the IT Department and MD of Rajcomp, Harphool Yadav as Commissioner of the Kota Development Authority, and Nidhi Patel as Additional CEO of the State Health Insurance Agency.

Additional postings include Babulal Goyal as Commissioner of Devasthan, Bachanesh Kumar Agarwal as MD of Rajfed, Shubham Chaudhary as Horticulture Commissioner, and Iqbal Khan as Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities and Secretary.