Amit Shah transfers 4 IAS officers to Delhi govt to assist COVID-19 fight; 2 more attached from Centre

New Delhi, June 14

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Sunday, ordered the immediate transfer of four IAS officers to the Delhi government and attachment of another two from the Centre to help the national capital fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

The order was issued within hours of a high-level meeting Shah held with Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

“@HMOIndia @AmitShah directed immediate transfer of 4 IAS officers — Awanish Kumar & Monica Priyadarshini from A&N (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), & Gaurav Singh Rajawat & Vikram Singh Mallik from Arunachal Pradesh to New Delhi to assist #GNCTD (Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi) for management of #COVID19,” a Home Ministry spokesperson said.

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Amit Shah also directed attachment with the Delhi government of two senior IAS officers — SCL Das and SS Yadav — from the Central Government.

After his meeting with Baijal and Kejriwal, Amit Shah said the Central Government would make available its five senior officers to the Delhi government to help fight the COVID-19 vigorously.

The COVID-19 tally has reached nearly 39,000 in Delhi and the virus has claimed more than 1,200 lives so far in the capital, raising an alarm in the Central Government. PTI