Senior IAS officer Subrat Sahu has been given charge of the State Education Board, while Farid Ansari (2016 batch) has been promoted as Secretary, School Education Department
RAIPUR (Chhattisgarh) (India CSR): The Chhattisgarh government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, has carried out a major administrative reshuffle, transferring and assigning new responsibilities to 14 IAS officers. The changes, notified by the General Administration Department, impact senior bureaucrats across finance, education, energy, industries, and district administration.
The order reflects the government’s focus on streamlining governance, strengthening departmental leadership, and enhancing service delivery at the state and district levels.
Following the appointment of Vikasheel as the new Chief Secretary, the Chhattisgarh government announced major administrative reshuffle today evening. A total of 14 IAS officers were transferred. Senior bureaucrats Renu Pille and Subrat Sahu were relieved of their Secretariat responsibilities.
Dr. Rohit Yadav has been appointed as Secretary, Public Relations Department, in place of P. Dayanand. Mukesh Bansal has been given additional charge of Aviation, while Commissioner of Public Relations Dr. Ravi Mittal will now also serve as Director, Aviation.
Jitendra Yadav has been made Collector of Rajnandgaon, while Dr. Fariha Alam Siddiqui has been assigned the charge of Director, Food.
Kuldeep Sharma has been entrusted with additional charge as MD of the Warehousing Corporation.
Key Transfers of 14 IAS Officers
| Sl. No. | Name & Batch | Previous Role(s) | New Posting / Additional Charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renu G. Pille (1991) | Addl. Chief Secretary, Science & Tech; Chairperson, Vyapam; Chairperson, Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education | Retains Chairperson, Vyapam; additionally holds Chairperson, Board of Secondary Education |
| 2 | Subrat Sahu (1992) | Addl. Chief Secy, Religious Trust & Endowments; DG, Chhattisgarh Academy | Continues as DG, Chhattisgarh Academy; from Oct 1, 2025, gets additional charge as Chairman, Revenue Board, Bilaspur (after retirement of Topeshwar Verma) |
| 3 | Sonmoni Bora (1997) | Principal Secy, Tribal, SC, OBC & Minority Welfare | Gets additional charge as Principal Secretary, Science & Tech |
| 4 | Dr. Rohit Yadav (2002) | Secy, Energy; Chairman CSPGCL & CSPDCL; Secy, Tourism & Culture | Appointed Secretary, Public Relations; retains Energy, Tourism, Culture, CSPGCL, CSPDCL |
| 5 | P. Dayanand (2006) | Secy to CM; Secy, Mineral Resources; Secy, Public Relations (Addl.) | Relieved from Public Relations; continues as Secy to CM and Secy, Mineral Resources |
| 6 | Avinash Champawat (2003) | Secy, General Admin; Secy, Public Grievances (Addl.) | Gets additional charge as Secy, Religious Trust & Endowments |
| 7 | Mukesh Kumar Bansal (2005) | Secy, Finance; Secy, Commercial Taxes (except Excise & Registration); Secy to CM | Given additional charge as Secy, Aviation |
| 8 | Ankit Anand (2006) | Secy, Planning, Economics & Statistics; Secy, 20-Point Prog.; Secy, Housing & Env.; Chairman, Pollution Control Board; Secy, Commercial Taxes (Registration) | Formally posted as Secy, Housing & Env.; gets additional charge as Secy, Electronics & IT, Commercial Taxes (Registration), Chairman, Pollution Control Board |
| 9 | Niharika Barik (1997) | Principal Secy, Panchayat & RD; Development Commissioner; DG, State Panchayat Institute; Secy, Electronics & IT (Addl.) | Relieved from additional charge of Electronics & IT |
| 10 | Bhuvanesh Yadav (2006) | Secy, Social Welfare; Commissioner, PwD | Gets additional charge as Secy, Planning, Economics & Statistics, and Secy, 20-Point Prog. |
| 11 | Kuldeep Sharma (2014) | Registrar, Cooperative Societies | Gets additional charge as MD, State Warehousing Corporation |
| 12 | Ravi Mittal (2016) | Joint Secy, CM Secretariat; Commissioner, PR; CEO, Samvad | Gets additional charge as Director, Aviation |
| 13 | Dr. Fariha Alam (2016) | Joint Secy, School Education; Joint Secy, Labour (Addl.) | Appointed Director, Food; retains School Education (Addl.) |
| 14 | Jitendra Yadav (2019) | CEO, Zila Panchayat, Raigarh | Appointed Collector, Rajnandgaon |
| 15 | Lokesh Kumar (2019) | Dy. Secy, Revenue & Disaster Mgmt | Gets additional charge as Dy. Secy, Labour |
| 16 | Abhijit Baban Pathare (2022) | Asst. Collector, Durg | Appointed CEO, Zila Panchayat, Raigarh |
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