Four IAS, 8 PCS officers transferred

Chandigarh, March 16

A Venu Prasad is back as the Principal Secretary, Power, after the Punjab Government issued transfer orders of four IAS and eight PCS officers here today.

He has been entrusted with the charge of Power Department at a time when the government is about to roll out the power tariff concession for 49 lakh domestic power consumers.

Additional Chief Secretary Ravneet Kaur, who was heading the department and had earlier replaced Prasad, now retains the charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Forests and Wildlife Department.

Other than this, 2005-batch IAS officer Jaskaran Singh has been posted as the Managing Director, Punjab Roadways Transport Corporation, and as the Special Secretary, Jails. Mohali DC Girish Dayalan has got an additional charge of Chief Administrator, GMADA.

PCS officers have also been transferred, with ADC Mansa Rajdeep Singh Brar and ADC, Bathinda, Sukhpreet Singh Sidhu have swapped places. Additional Chief Administrator, Jalandhar, Development Authority Brajinder Singh gets additional charge of the Secretary, Regional Transport Authority. Five other PCS officers have also been issued fresh transfer orders. — TNS