The Punjab government has transferred 20 Indian Administrative Service officers in a reshuffle that includes new deputy commissioners in six districts. The order was issued on Tuesday night and changes leadership across district administrations and several state departments.
Komal Mittal, previously deputy commissioner of Mohali, has been posted to Rupnagar. Aaditya Dachalwal will take charge in Mohali. In another exchange, Patiala deputy commissioner Himanshu Aggarwal has been moved to Ludhiana, while Himanshu Jain will take charge in Patiala.
Abhijit Kaplish has been appointed deputy commissioner of Barnala, with additional charge as commissioner of the Barnala Municipal Corporation. Nirmal Ouseppachan has been posted as deputy commissioner of Tarn Taran.
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The changes also extend to departmental assignments. Rahul Gupta has been appointed special secretary, Transport; Anupam Kaler, special secretary, Defence Services Welfare; and Harpreet Singh, director, Sports and Youth Services. Manisha Rana has been posted as director, Promotion of Information Technology.
The reshuffle matters to residents and local institutions because deputy commissioners oversee coordination of district administration, implementation of government programmes and responses to local issues. The effectiveness of the changes will be seen in how quickly incoming officers take charge and address district priorities.