Major administrative reshuffle in Punjab: 6 IAS including 3 deputy commissioners transferred

Vishesh Sarangal, Chief Administrator of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority, has also been transferred. He has been appointed Special Secretary and Director of the Department of Good Governance, Information and Technology.

Chandigarh: Just two days after Diwali, the Punjab government has transferred six IAS officers, including three deputy commissioners. The transferred DCs include the DCs of Amritsar, Gurdaspur, and Pathankot.

Vishesh Sarangal, Chief Administrator of the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority, has also been transferred. He has been appointed Special Secretary and Director of the Department of Good Governance, Information and Technology.

He will also be the Chief Executive Officer of the Punjab State e-Governance Society. Amritsar DC Sakshi Sahni, who worked extensively in the Amritsar area during the floods, will now become the new Chief Administrator of GMADA.

Aditya Uppal will be the new DC of Gurdaspur. Palvi will be the new DC of Pathankot and will also hold the charge of Commissioner of the Pathankot Municipal Corporation. Dalwinder Jeet Singh will be the new DC of Amritsar. Harpreet Singh has been appointed Additional Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation Department, and Additional Secretary, Water Supply and Sanitation Department and Electricity Department.