Punjab transfers 10 DCs, 4 MC commissioners

In a major administrative reshuffle in Punjab on Thursday, deputy commissioners of 10 districts and four commissioners of Municipal Corporations were transferred.

As many as 38 IAS and one PCS officer have been transferred and given a new posting.

Showkat Ahmad Parray has been posted to Bathinda as DC (from Patiala). Sakshi Sahney is the new DC of Amritsar. Ropar DC Preeti Yadav has been posted to Patiala and Jitendra Jorwal to Ludhiana as DC.

Rajesh Dhiman has been transferred as DC of Nawanshahr from Ferozepur, where he is replaced by Deepshika Sharma.

Amarpreet Kaur Sandhu is the new DC of Fazilka, while Himanshu Jain goes as DC of Ropar and Sona Thind is the new DC of Fatehgarh Sahib. Sandeep Rishi has been posted as the new DC of Sangrur.

Patiala has also got a new Commissioner of Municipal Corporation in Rajat Oberoi, who is also the president of PCS Officers Association. T Benith is the new Commissioner of MC Mohali, Aaditya Dachalwal is the new MC Commissioner of Ludhiana, while Gulpreet Singh Aulakh is the new MC Commissioner of Amritsar.

Krishan Kumar has got the additional charge of Taxation department, which was earlier with Vikas Pratap.

Alok Shekhar has got the additional charge of Justice department, while the administrative charge of PWD has been given to Special Principal Secretary to CM, Ravi Bhagat.

Gurpreet Singh Khaira has got the charge of Director, Local Government, while Anindita Mitra, who was available for posting after her deputation in Chandigarh ended, has been posted as Secretary, Cooperation.

Priyank Bharti, who was heading the PWD, gets the charge of Science, Technology and Environment department.

The Tourism and Cultural Affairs department got a new Secretary in Malwinder Singh Jaggi and new Director in Amrit Singh.

Rural Development department, too, has a new Director in Paramjit Singh, while Jaspreet Singh becomes the new State Transport Commissioner. Varjeet Singh Walia has made his entry into the Chief Minister's Office as Additional Principal Secretary.