The government performed administrative surgery, with the Secretary assigning new responsibilities to 13 officers.
Raipur: The state government on Thursday carried out a major administrative reshuffle, assigning new responsibilities to several IAS officers. The order includes positions at the levels of secretary, commissioner, director, and managing director.
The biggest change has occurred for IAS officer Shikha Rajput Tiwari (IAS 2008). She has been transferred from Commissioner of Medical Education to Secretary of the Chhattisgarh State Election Commission. Upon her assumption of office, the post of Secretary of the Election Commission has been declared equivalent to the overtime pay scale of the Indian Administrative Service.
Dr. Priyanka Shukla (IAS 2009) has been transferred from the Health Department to become Commissioner of Comprehensive Education, with additional charge of the Textbook Corporation. Her position has also been declared equivalent to the Senior Category pay scale.
Kiran Kaushal (IAS 2009) has been transferred from Managing Director, Markfed to the post of Secretary in the Ministry. In important changes, Padum Singh Elma (IAS 2010) has been posted as MD, CSMCL (Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited). Along with this, he has also been given additional charge of Beverages Corporation. As soon as he assumed charge, this post has also been declared equivalent to the senior category pay scale. On the other hand, 2011 batch IAS Sanjeev Kumar Jha has been made Director, Health Services and has been given additional charge of National Rural Health Mission.
Jitendra Kumar Shukla, a 2012-batch IAS officer, has been appointed MD of Markfed. Ritesh Agarwal (2012 IAS) has been given additional charge of Commissioner of Medical Education. In addition, officials such as Iffat Ara, Santan Devi Jangde, Sukhnath Ahirwar, Dr. Renuka Srivastava, Rita Yadav, and Lokesh Kumar have also been assigned new responsibilities.
Read who got what responsibility where
| Shikha Rajput | Secretary, Chhattisgarh State Election Commission |
| Priyanka Shukla | Commissioner, Samagra Shiksha, Managing Director, Text Book Corporation |
| Kiran Kaushal | Secretary Ministry |
| Padum Singh Elma | Managing Director, Chhattisgarh Beverage Corporation |
| Sanjeev Kumar Jha | Managing Director, National Rural Health Mission |
| Jitendra Kumar Shukla | Managing Director, Markfed |
| Ritesh Kumar Agarwal | Director Chhattisgarh Medical Corporation, Commissioner Medical Education |
| Iffat Ara | Special Secretary Revenue and Disaster Management, Managing Director Civil Supplies Corporation |
| Santan Devi Jangde | Joint Secretary Health and Welfare, Director AYUSH |
| Sukhnath Ahirwar | Joint Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare |
| Renuka Srivastava | Deputy Secretary, Women and Child Development Department, Director, Women and Child Development Department |
| Rita Yadav | Managing Director, Chhattisgarh Khadi and Village Industries Board |
| Lokesh Kumar | Director Horticulture |
