Patna — In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, the Bihar government on Saturday transferred 45 IAS officers, including several key district magistrates (DMs), as part of a major administrative overhaul.
Additionally, 31 officers from the Bihar Administrative Service (BAS) were also reassigned.
Among the notable changes, Patna DM Chandrasekhar Singh, a 2010-batch IAS officer, has been promoted as the Commissioner of the Patna division. Thyagarajan S M, currently DM of Gaya and a 2011-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as the new DM of Patna.
Other major postings include Mayank Warwade, the former Patna Commissioner, who will now serve as the State Project Director of the Bihar Education Project Council; Rajeev Raushan, Darbhanga DM, who becomes the Commissioner of Saran division; Avneesh Kumar Singh, the new Commissioner of Munger division; and Raj Kumar, the new Commissioner of Tirhut division.
Nalanda DM Shashank Shubhankar (2014-batch) has been appointed as DM of Gaya while Varsha Singh (2016-batch) has been posted as DM of Vaishali.
In addition, 13 IAS officers from the 2010 batch have been promoted to the rank of secretary, according to the official notification.
The state government also announced key appointments in state commissions: Vishwanath Rishi has been named the chairperson of the Mahadalit Commission, while Devendra Kumar takes over as vice-chairperson of the Scheduled Caste (SC) Commission. New SC Commission members include Lalan Ram, Rubel Ravidas, and Sanjay Kumar, while Ram Naresh Kumar and Ishwar Rajak join as members of the Mahadalit Commission.
This wide-ranging reshuffle is seen as a strategic move by the Nitish Kumar government to strengthen its administrative setup ahead of the crucial elections later this year.
