Chandigarh: Effecting a major reshuffle in the state government administration, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has transferred 24 IAS officers including seven DCs with immediate effect. Babita has been posted as new Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Fazilka, and Arvind Pal Singh Sandhu will go to Bathinda as DC. Harish Nayar has been made Moga DC, while Sandeep Hans goes to Patiala, Kumar Saurabh Raj to Barnala Harpreet Singh Sudan to Muktsar and Vishesh Sarangal to Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar DC.

As per the official order, IAS officer Anurag Agarwal has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Financial Commissioner, Taxation, replacing A Venu Prasad, who has been given additional charge of Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Punjab State Transmission Corporation Limited (PSTCL), along with the post of CMD Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) that he was holding. Principal Secretary, Finance, KAP Sinha has got additional charge of Principal Secretary, Power and New and Renewable Energy Sources.

Krishan Kumar has got additional charge of Secretary, Higher Education and Languages, along with Secretary, NRI Affairs, and Managing Director, Punjab infrastructure Development Board. Ajoy Sharma has been appointed Education Secretary with additional charge of Sports and Youth Services. Tanu Kashyap has been posted in the Department of Technical Education, while Dilraj Singh is new Agriculture Secretary

The services of Neelima have been placed at the disposal of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for posting as Chief Administrator, Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA). Tej Partap Singh Phoolka has been posted as Joint Development Commissioner, Integrated Rural Development, in addition to Commissioner, NREGA. Kumar Amit is Special Secretary, Personnel, with additional charge of MD, Punjab Small Industries And Exports Corporation (PSIEC).

Puneet Goyal has been appointed Director, Local Government, while MK Aravind Kumar is Director General, Employment Generation and Training, with additional charge as Special Secretary, Employment Generation, Mission Director, Ghar Ghar Rozgar Mission, and Mission Director, Punjab Skill Development Mission. The services of Shena Aggarwal have been placed at the disposal of the Department of Local Government for Posting as Commissioner, Pathankot Municipal Corporation.

The services of Rishi Pal Singh have been placed at the disposal of the Housing and Urban Development Department to be posted as the Chief Administrator, Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA), while Sandeep Rishi has been posted as Additional Chief Administrator, GLADA. Rajesh Tripathi has been appointed Additional Secretary, IT and Geetika Singh is new Additional Chief Administrator, PUDA.