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Effecting a fresh reshuffle in the state bureaucracy,Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has brought back Arun Sharma,his two-time Principal Private Secretary,shifting out Vijay Chandan in less than a years time.
Arun Sharma,currently Special Secretary (Coordination and Monitoring in CMs Office) is also Director,Tourism and Civil Aviation. Sharma has been posted as Special Secretary-cum-Private Secretary to the Chief Minister. Change in the CMs Office comes close on the heels of Dhumals reported move to seek repatriation of Ajay Mittal,a 1982-batch IAS officer,currently on Central deputation for his posting at Chennai.
Ajay Bhandari,Secretary,General Administration,has been given the additional charge of Home and Vigilance. He has been relieved of the charge of Chief Executive Officer,Himurja,which has now been given to Harsh Mitter,a Indian Forest Services officer.
Ramsubhag Singh,who was given the charge of Secretary (Home),will now stay as Secretary,Animal Husbandry,Agriculture and Public Relations.
Sarojini Gangu Thakur,Additional Chief Secretary,who was relieved of Town and Country Planning,Housing and Urban Development,will now retain only Environment,Science and Technology.
Anita Tegta,Secretary (Revenue),has been transferred as MD,State Agro-Industries Corporation. V C Katoch,Settlement Officer,Shimla,will replace B R Verma as Labour Commissioner. Both will swap their places of posting.
G K Srivastava,Additional District Magistrate,Sirmour,returns to Shimla as Secretary in the Consumer Commissioners office. Lokinder Chauhan,Additional Director,Social Welfare,will replace him. S S Guleria,Director,Technical Education,has been posted as Special Secretary,Health.
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