The Punjab government has reshuffled 29 Indian Administrative Service officers through two orders issued on November 10, bringing changes to the leadership of six districts and placing nine young officers in charge of subdivisions across the state.
The changes, which take immediate effect, cover Deputy Commissioner posts in Ludhiana, Patiala, Rupnagar, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Barnala and Tarn Taran. They also affect senior responsibilities in transport, cooperation, sports, information technology and other departments.
Himanshu Aggarwal, who was serving as Deputy Commissioner of Patiala, has been posted to Ludhiana, while Himanshu Jain moves from Ludhiana to Patiala. Komal Mittal takes charge as Deputy Commissioner of Rupnagar, and Aadiya Dachalwal moves to SAS Nagar.
Abhijeet Kaplish has been appointed Deputy Commissioner of Barnala and will additionally serve as Commissioner of the Barnala Municipal Corporation. Nirmal Ouseppachan has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Tarn Taran.
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Beyond the district-level changes, Rahul Gupta has been assigned the post of Special Secretary, Transport. Rahul has been placed with the Cooperation Department for appointment as Managing Director of MILKFED and will also hold additional charge as Chief Executive of the Punjab Energy Development Agency. Anupam Kaler has been posted as Special Secretary, Defence Services Welfare, while Harpreet Singh takes charge as Director, Sports and Youth Services.
Manisha Rana has been assigned responsibility as Director, Promotion of Information Technology Industry. Nikas Kumar has been posted as Additional Secretary, Coordination, and Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Secretary. Several other officers have received new assignments in district administration and state departments.
In a separate order issued the same day, nine IAS officers from the 2024 batch were posted as Sub-Divisional Magistrates. Gurleen will serve at Bhawanigarh, Abhimanyu Malik at Khamano, Shivansh Rathee at Nangal, Harshita Sharma at Ahmedgarh and Shivansh Asthana at Majitha.
The remaining four officers in the batch have been posted as SDMs at Morinda, Moonak, Kalanaur and Banur: Lindhiya L. An, Pragati Rani, Oishee Mandal and Mukilan R., respectively.
Together, the two orders mark a substantial reallocation of administrative responsibilities, from district headquarters to sub-divisional offices. The postings will shape day-to-day coordination of public services and government programmes in the affected areas.