Major administrative reshuffle in Bihar

In a major administrative reshuffle, as many as 22 IAS officers have been given new responsibilities in Bihar. Kartikeya Dhanji has been posted as Secretary, Road Construction Department, while Sandeep Kumar R Pudkalkatti will also have additional charge of Secretary, Road Construction Department and Rachna Patil will hold additional charge of Director, Museum, Art, Culture and Youth Department. Similalrly, Minendra Kumar has been posted as Chief Executive Officer-cum-Managing Director, Bihar State Education Finance Corporation; Rahul Kumar as Special Secretary, Finance Department; Yogendra Singh has been given charge of State Project Director, Education Project Council; Ranjita will join as Director, Social Welfare and given additional charge of Director, Social Security and Social Welfare Department; Anand Sharma gets additional charge of Chief General Manager, Bihar Development Mission, Cabinet Secretariat Department; Geeta Singh was posted as Additional Secretary, Animal and Fisheries Resources Department; Naveen Kumar Singh as Additional Secretary, Social Welfare Department; Mohd Ibrar Alam as Additional Secretary, Minority Welfare Department; Abhilasha Kumari Sharma will handle additional charge of Commissioner, MGNREGA, Rural Development; Rajneesh Kumar Singh as Inspector General of Registration cum Excise Commissioner, Alcohol Prohibition Excise and Registration Department; Kalpana Kumari is appointed as Additional Secretary, Agriculture Department; Nand Lal Arya was shifted as Bandobast Officer, Nalanda; Rajesh Kumar Singh as Additional Secretary, Bihar Public Service Commission; Rakesh Ranjan as General Manager, Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation; Rajesh Kumar as  Bandobast Officer, Purnia; Ahmed Mahmood as Additional Secretary, Science and Technology Education Department; Vinayak Mishra as Director, Mid Day Meal; Warish Khan as Secretary, Bihar State Disaster Management Authority; Rajesh Bharti as Labour Commissioner, Labour Resources Department and Sanjay Kumar is now Joint Secretary, Rural Works Department.