The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) plays a pivotal role in India’s administrative machinery, and their reshuffle is always a significant event.
Here’s a breakdown of the recent IAS officer reshuffle in Assam, along with some of the key figures involved:
Top Appointments:
Ravi Shankar Prasad:
New post: Special Chief Secretary, Environment, Forest and Soil Conservation Department
Additional charge: Principal Residential Commissioner, Assam Bhawan, New Delhi
Dr. Ashish Kumar Bhutani:
New post: Special Chief Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Transformation and Development
Syedain Abbasi:
New post: Special Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering, Water Resources, Irrigation and Information Technology Department
Additional charge: Resident Representative, Govt of Assam, New Delhi
Syedain Abbasi, IAS officer
Other Important Appointments:
Dr. Ravi Kota: Appointed as ACS, Industries, Commerce and Public Enterprises
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Kailash Chand Samaria: Chairman, Revenue Board, given the additional responsibility of ACS, Fisheries Department
Avinash Purushottam Das Joshi: Appointed as Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Political Department with additional charge of Additional Residential Commissioner, Assam Bhawan, New Delhi
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Dr. Krishna Kumar Dwivedi: Appointed as PS to the CM and PS, Power (E) Department
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Dr. Patibandla Ashok Babu: Appointed as Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Health and Family
MS Manivann: Gets additional charge of Commissioner and Secretary, Personnel Department
Biswajit Pegu: Posted as Secretary, Home & Political Department
