The Madhya Pradesh administration has reportedly revised the additional responsibilities of two senior IAS officers, bringing changes to the supervision of Food and Civil Supplies and Cottage and Village Industries.
K C Gupta, a 1992-batch IAS officer serving as Agriculture Production Commissioner, has been given additional charge of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department. He has reportedly been relieved of the additional charge of Cottage and Village Industries.
Shobhit Jain, a 2000-batch IAS officer and Principal Secretary in the AYUSH Department, has meanwhile been assigned additional charge of Cottage and Village Industries until further orders.
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The two changes are connected, with the Cottage and Village Industries responsibility moving from one senior officer to another. The departments oversee matters that directly affect households, consumers, artisans and small producers across the state.
The changes have been reported in administrative appointment coverage. The complete terms of the assignments will be governed by the state government’s formal order.