ON WEDNESDAY, three states --- Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and
Punjab – effected massive administrative reshuffle of IAS officers. It was a pure
coincidence that all those states, ruled by regional parties, chose to
undertake the exercise on the same day. The move came just four days after
Maharashtra witnessing a Maha reshuffle transferring as many as 42 IAS
officers. In Andhra Pradesh where…
a cadre division with Telangana was just
completed, 35 IAS officers got new posting. Chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu handpicked
a junior officer PS Pradyumna of 2004 batch into the CMO and made him his joint
secretary. An MA in history, 34-year-old Pradyumna originally hails from
Karnataka. He was earlier joint collector of Chittoor and municipal
commissioner of Vijayawada.
Babu Ahamed of 2003 batch was made collector of Krishna
district. An MSc in agriculture, Babu originally hails from Kerala. Another
officer P Lakshmi Narasimham becomes the new collector in Srikakulam district.
Among the senior officers, 1984 batch IAS Anil Chandra
Punetha is now principal secretary, home, and 1987 batch IAS JSV Prasad, who
was principal secretary, industries, is given a relatively insignificant post
-- Endowments Commissioner.
1987 batch IAS Neerabh Kumar Prasad who originally hails
from Bihar, will be the new Managing Director of AP Tourism Development
Corporation. 50-year-old Prasad is a mechanical engineer-turned IAS officer.
Shamsher Singh Rawat, 1992 batch IAS who had earlier served
as a secretary to erstwhile chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy is now made
industries secretary.
And 1993 batch IAS YV Anuradha, who had earlier served as
director, Census, among others, is made political secretary to the
government in the general administration department.
In Punjab, 12 IAS and five Punjab state civil service officers got
new assignments with immediate effect.
In Bihar, 18 IAS officers were transferred on Wednesday. Principal
Secretary (Transport) Vijoy Prakash has been made agriculture production commissioner,
and principal secretary (Panchayati Raj) Shashi Shekhar Sharma will now take
his place.
Principal secretary (parliamentary affairs) Sudhir Kumar will
now be principal secretary, home. He will continue to hold additional charge of
the post of chairman of Bihar State Staff Selection Commission.
Principal Secretary (general administration) Dharmendra
Singh Gangwar will be new principal secretary (planning and development). This
doctor-turned IAS, originally belonging to Uttar Pradesh, will, however, continue
to hold the additional charge as resident commissioner of Bihar Bhawan in
Delhi.
why do these people change the profile of such officers,
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why these changes are so insignificant?
and why is there no questioning from the end of such officers??