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Rajasthan Bureaucracy: Bhajan Lal Sharma govt's first major admin reshuffle; 72 IAS, 121 RAS officers shifted
The heads of several major departments, including collectors of 36 districts have been changed. Read further on Dynamite News:
Jaipur: In the first major administrative reshuffle in Rajasthan after the Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma-led BJP came to power in the state, 72 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and 121 Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officers have been transferred.
The heads of several major departments, including collectors of 36 districts have been changed. Churu collector Siddharth Sihag has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary to the Chief Minister, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
"Collectors of 27 old and 9 new districts have been changed in the transfer list released by the Personnel Department late last night. Among the old districts, collectors of Baran, Banswara, Dholpur, Hanumangarh, Churu, Jodhpur, Pali, Bhilwara, Alwar, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Jhalawar, Chittorgarh, Kota, Dungarpur, Jhunjhunu, Sirohi, Sawai Madhopur, Dausa, Sikar, Rajsamand, Karauli, Pratapgarh, Sawai Madhopur. Tonk, Bundi have been transferred, said the directive issued by the state government.
In the same transfer list, collectors of new districts have also been changed which include collectors of Kekri, Balotra, Phalodi, Anupgarh, Behror, Didwana-Kuchaman, Gangapur City, Salumber and Beawar.
According to the list, Udaipur Divisional Commissioner Rajendra Bhatt, Agriculture and Panchayati Raj Department Commissioner Kanhaiya Lal Swami and Devasthan Department Commissioner Kumari Pragya Kewalramani have been given additional charge.
