9 IAS officers transferred in Punjab

Chandigarh: The Punjab government today issued transfer orders for nine IAS officers and one PCS officer with immediate effect.

IAS officer D P Reddy has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) for Local Government and Satish Chandra has been posted as ACS Finance, an official spokesperson said.

Chandra will continue as ACS for taxation, pensions and welfare of pensioners wing, and as the Principal Resident Commissioner of Punjab Bhawan in New Delhi.

The services of IAS officer K Siva Prasad has been placed at the disposal of the Cooperation Department for posting as managing director Sugarfed.

Rajat Agarwal, has been posted as Special Secretary, Finance and Varun Roojam as Chief Administrator of Greater Mohali Area Development Authority, SAS Nagar. Roojam will continue as Excise and Taxation Commissioner.

Mohinder Pal Arora has been posted as Director and Dharam Pal as Special Secretary for Technical Education and Industrial Training.

Arun Sekhri has been posted as Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies while Ashwani Kumar has been posted as State Transport Commissioner.

Kumar will continue as Special Principal Secretary to the Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and Director State Transport Department.

Likewise Praneet, PCS officer has been posted as Joint Secretary of Revenue.