Dimapur: Earlier this week, the Nagaland government implemented a minor bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring several IAS, NCS, and NSS officers and assigning additional charges to strengthen administrative efficiency across key departments.
Major IAS-Level Changes
- V. Shashank Shekhar (IAS) — Appointed as Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC) and Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Department.
- Y. Kikheto Sema (IAS) — Relieved from Law and Justice Department; takes additional charge of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (EF&CC) and Parliamentary Affairs.
- Anoop Khinchi (IAS) — Continues as Commissioner & Secretary, Health and Family Welfare and takes additional charge of Law and Justice.
Key NCS & NSS Movements
- Bodeno S. Colo (NCS) — Shifted from Secretary, Social Welfare to Secretary, Art & Culture.
- Linda Solo (NCS) — Continues as Secretary, Evaluation and takes additional charge of National Rural Employment (NRE).
- Kikumsangla Jamir (NCS) — Promoted and posted as Joint Secretary, Planning & Transformation.
- Atosheli Sema (NSS) — To hold additional charge of Art & Culture Department.
District-Level Transfers
- Tiameren Chang (NCS) — Posted as ADC, Zunheboto.
- Meyazungba Jamir (NCS) — Promoted as ADC, Pughoboto.
- Chumbenthung Murry (NCS) — Transferred to SDO (C), Angjangyang.
- Renbithung Jami (NCS) — Moves to SDO (C), Changtongya.
- Pukha Lam (NCS) and Seyiekhrietuo Solo (NCS) — Promoted as SDOs (C) at Longleng and Chümoukedima, respectively.
- Seithekima (NCS) — Newly promoted as SDO (C), Chümoukedima.
- Pauding Disuang (NCS) and Er. R. Mhao Humtsoe (NCS) — Posted as EACs at Khonsa and Tobu, respectively.
- Kedoseno Rino — Assigned additional charge of EAC, Shangyu.
Reshuffle Objective
The administrative reshuffle spans key governance areas — agriculture, environment, law, health, and rural development — aimed at strengthening service delivery and balancing workloads among senior officials.