Synopsis
On February 4, the Maharashtra government announced the transfer of 13 IAS officers in a major bureaucratic reshuffle, marking a significant change within the state's administrative structure.Key Takeaways
- 13 IAS officers were transferred in the latest reshuffle.
- Pravin Darade appointed as Principal Secretary.
- Nitin Patil becomes Commissioner of Skill Development.
- Shweta Singhal is now Divisional Commissioner.
- Amit Ranjan takes on new role as Project Officer.
Mumbai, Feb 4 (NationPress) In a significant move, the Maharashtra government executed a bureaucratic reshuffle on Tuesday, resulting in the transfer of 13 IAS officers.
Among the changes, Pravin Darade, an IAS officer from the 1998 batch, has been appointed as the Principal Secretary of the Co-operation, Marketing, and Textile Department.
Pankaj Kumar, a 2002 batch IAS officer, has taken on the role of Secretary and Special Enquiry Officer (2) in the General Administration Department.
Nitin Patil, an IAS from the 2007 batch currently serving as the Secretary of the State Human Rights Commission, is now the Commissioner of Skill Development, Employment, and Entrepreneurship.
Shweta Singhal, an IAS officer of the 2009 batch and Secretary to the Governor, will now serve as the Divisional Commissioner of Amravati Division.
Prashant Narnaware, also from the 2009 batch and currently Secretary and Special Enquiry Officer (2) in the General Administration Department, is now the Secretary to the Governor.
Anil Bhandari, an IAS from the 2010 batch and Joint Chief Executive Officer of MIDC, is appointed as the Director of Information Technology.
P.K. Dange, from the 2011 batch and currently Commissioner of Skill Development, has been transferred to serve as the Secretary of the State Human Rights Commission.
S Ramamoorthy, an IAS officer from the 2013 batch and Secretary of the Fee Regulatory Authority, is now the Deputy Secretary to the Governor.
Abhijit Raut, an IAS of the same batch who was the Collector of Nanded, has been appointed as the Joint Commissioner of State Tax at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar.
Milindkumar Salwe, also from the 2013 batch, previously the Joint Commissioner of State Tax at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, is now the Commissioner of Minority Development in the same region.
Rahul Kardile, an IAS officer from the 2015 batch and Joint Managing Director of CIDCO, has been positioned as the Collector of Nanded. Madhavi Sardeshmukh, another IAS from the 2015 batch, who served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Smart City in Kalyan-Dombivali, is now the Director of Vocational Education and Training.
Lastly, Amit Ranjan, an IAS officer from the 2022 batch, previously Assistant Collector in Gadchiroli, has been appointed as the Project Officer for ITDP in Pandharkawada and Assistant Collector in Kelapur, Yavatmal. This reshuffle follows the January 28 transfer of eight IAS officers.
