Bihar Government Transfers 45 IAS Officers in Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle

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Bihar government transferred 45 IAS officers, among them a number of District Magistrates (DMs), as part of a big administrative shake-up in the run-up to the state assembly elections. The transfer orders were given by the General Administration Department and covered 31 Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) officers too. New appointments were also made in the Mahadalit Commission and the Scheduled Caste Commission.

1. Promotions and Transfers in Bulk

Patna DM Chandrasekhar Singh has been made Commissioner of the Patna division.
Gaya DM Thyagarajan S M is now the new DM of Patna.
Mayank Warwade, former Commissioner of the Patna division, has been shifted as State Project Director of the Bihar Education Project Council.
Darbhanga DM Rajeev Raushan has been made Commissioner of the Saran division.
Avneesh Kumar Singh will be Commissioner of the Munger division, and Raj Kumar has been made Commissioner of the Tirhut division.
Thirteen IAS officers belonging to the 2010 batch have been upgraded to the rank of secretary.

2. Fresh Appointments in Important Commissions

Vishwanath Rishi has been made Chairperson of the Mahadalit Commission.
Devendra Kumar has been appointed Vice-Chairperson of the Scheduled Caste Commission.
New appointments to the Scheduled Caste Commission are Lalan Ram, Rubel Ravidas, and Sanjay Kumar.
Ram Naresh Kumar and Ishwar Rajak have been appointed as the members of the Mahadalit Commission.

3. Strategic Administrative Reorganization Before Elections

The reshuffle is regarded as a pre-election exercise, to improve governance and administrative efficacy.
Experts opine that the transfers will have an effect on policy implementation and governance initiatives in the important districts.

4. Future Perspective and Governance Effect

The Bihar government is looking to rationalise administrative tasks and improve governance through such strategic postings.
The reshuffle will help the state departments coordinate better before the assembly polls.

Sources: MSN, Money Control