Pratyay Amrit, among 7 senior IAS officers transferred.
Patna October 22, 2024: The Bihar government has enacted a significant reshuffle in its top bureaucracy with Chaitanya Prasad being removed from his position as Development Commissioner and Pratyay Amrit being appointed as his replacement.
Pratyay Amrit is appointed as Development Commissioner:
The Development Commissioner is considered as second most important post in the state bureaucracy ranking just below the Chief Secretary.
In a notification issued by the government, seven senior officers have been transferred. Chaitanya Prasad, who was serving as Development Commissioner, has been reassigned to the post of Chief Investigation Commissioner of the General Administration Department. This post is typically seen as less influential and is often given to officials to whom the government does not wish to assign major responsibilities.
Various posts held by Pratyay Amrit in the past:
Pratyay Amrit, who was simultaneously managing three key departments as an Additional Chief Secretary of the Health, Road Construction and Disaster Management Departments — has been promoted to the position of Development Commissioner,
While he will oversee the health and disaster management as Additional Chief Secretary.
This reshuffle reflects the Bihar government’s strategic adjustments to key administrative roles, ensuring that trusted officials like Pratyay Amrit handle critical portfolios.
The Bihar government has made significant changes with Mihir Kumar Singh as the new Additional Chief Secretary of the Road Construction Department. Mihir Kumar Singh was looking after the work of the Panchayati Raj Department as well as the Mines and Geology Department as Additional Chief Secretary. He was also in the role of the Chief Investigation Commissioner of the General Administration Department.
He will now be relieved from all these posts and solely focus on the Road Construction Department as Additional Chief Secretary.
The state government has also transferred Narmadeshwar Lal, the Principal Secretary of the Sugarcane Industry Department has been transferred and appointed to the Additional Chief Secretary of the Mines and Geology Department. Additionally, he will oversee the role of Managing Director for the Mineral Development Corporation, Mining Corporation Limited.
The state government has also reassigned Devesh Sehra, currently the secretary of the Scheduled Caste and Tribes Welfare Department, with an additional responsibility of the Secretary of the Panchayati Raj Department.
Kartikeya Dhanji, Secretary, of the Road Construction Department, has been given additional charge as Secretary of the Sugarcane Industry Department.
These charges are part of a broader administrative reshuffle aimed at streamlining responsibilities and improving governance across the departments in Bihar.
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