: Wednesday, 06 May 2026 11:58 PM
Raipur. In a major administrative reshuffle, the Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday transferred senior IAS officers, principal secretaries and district collectors across the state. The move is aimed at strengthening governance and improving administrative efficiency under the leadership of Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai. As per the official order, Richa Sharma has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, while Manoj Kumar Pingua will now serve as Additional Chief Secretary, Forest and Climate Change Department. At the same time, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Subodh Kumar Singh has been given additional charge of the Energy Department. Niharika Barik has been transferred to the Home and Jails Department, while Shahla Nigar has been appointed Principal Secretary, Women and Child Development Department.
Rohit Yadav has taken over as Finance Secretary, while Kamalpreet Singh has been posted in the School Education Department.
Foreigner Siddharth Komal has been appointed Agricultural Production Commissioner in the Agriculture Department.
Reena Baba Saheb Kangale will now head the Commercial Taxes (Excise) department, while Avinash Champawat has been given the additional charge of Higher Education.
Mukesh Kumar Bansal has been given the Public Works Department as well as finance-related responsibilities and R Sangeeta has been posted in the Urban Administration and Development Department.
Ankit Anand will continue to serve as Secretary of the Housing and Environment Department even after being relieved of the responsibility of the Commercial Taxes (Registration) Department.
Bhuvnesh Yadav has been transferred to the Department of Planning, Economics and Statistics, while S Bharathdasan will now head the Department of Tourism, Culture and Endowments.
Shammi Abidi has been appointed Secretary of the Revenue and Disaster Management Department, and Basavaraj S. Has been posted in the Department of Skill Development, Technical Education and Employment.
Mohammad Qaiser Abdulhaq will continue as Secretary of Public Health Engineering. He has also been given the additional charge of Mission Director of Jal Jeevan Mission.
Rajesh Singh Rana has been appointed Secretary, Village Industries Department, while Mahadev Kavre has been made Cooperative Commissioner and Registrar of Cooperative Societies.
Shyam Lal Dhawade has taken charge as Commissioner of Raipur division, and Saransh Mitter has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of CREDA.
Padum Singh Elma has been posted as Excise Commissioner, while Sanjeev Kumar Jha will also hold additional charge as Managing Director, National Health Mission.
Ranbir Sharma has been transferred to the Social Welfare Department, while Pushpa Sahu has been appointed Collector of Koriya District.
Rajendra Kumar Katara has been posted as Special Secretary in the Health and Family Welfare Department, while Santosh Kumar Dewangan has been appointed Collector of Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi.
S Jayawardhan has been appointed director of the treasury and accounts department, and Prabhat Malik will serve as joint secretary to the chief minister.
D Rahul Venkat has been made Commissioner of Tribal and Scheduled Caste Development Department, while Chandan Sanjay Tripathi has been made Collector of Balrampur-Ramanujganj.
Roktima Yadav has been appointed Commissioner of Higher Education Department, while Leena Kamlesh Mandavi has been made Managing Director of Khadi and Village Industries Board.
Santan Devi Jangade has been made Collector of Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur, while Sanjay Kannauje has been appointed Director of Culture Department.
Padmini Bhoi Sahu has taken over as Collector of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh and Sambit Mishra has been made Commissioner of Raipur Municipal Corporation. Meanwhile, Reena Jamil has been appointed Collector of Surajpur, while Vishwadeep has been transferred to Bijapur.
Rita Yadav has been made secretary of the Board of Secondary Education, while Rishabh Kumar Parashar has been given additional responsibilities as director of budget and director of local fund audit.
Officials said the reshuffle involving 42 officers reflects the government’s efforts aimed at streamlining administrative responsibilities and improving the delivery of public services in various departments and districts. These changes are one of the biggest administrative restructuring in the state in recent years.
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