Himachal Pradesh Transfers 18 IAS, IFS, HPAS Officers; Sandeep Kumar Appointed Divisional Commissioner, Kangra
In a major administrative reshuffle, the Himachal Pradesh Government has transferred and posted 18 senior officers, including IAS, IFS, and HPAS officials, with immediate effect. The move, issued by the Department of Personnel on the recommendation of the Civil Services Board, is aimed at enhancing efficiency, strengthening governance, and improving public service delivery across the state.
Key IAS-Level Postings
Sandeep Kumar (IAS, 2010 batch): Appointed Divisional Commissioner, Kangra Division at Dharamshala, moving from his role as Settlement Officer.
Duni Chand Rana (IAS, 2014 batch): Continues as Director-cum-Ex-Officio Special Secretary (Revenue-Disaster Management), while retaining additional charges including Director, Environment, Science & Technology and MD, HPMC.
Ram Kumar Gautam (IAS, 2014 batch): Appointed Director, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Shimla, and MD, State Agriculture Marketing Board, relieving Hemis Negi (IAS, 2019 batch).
Kumud Singh (IAS, 2015 batch): Appointed Director, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs.
Vinay Singh (IAS, 2015 batch): Appointed MD, State Cooperative Bank, Shimla, with additional agro-related responsibilities.
Manesh Kumar (IAS, 2018 batch): Transferred as Settlement Officer, Shimla Division.
Akshey Sood (IAS, 2020 batch): Posted as Settlement Officer, Kangra Division at Dharamshala.
Dwij Goel (IAS, 2023 batch): Appointed Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur district.
Important IFS Posting
Pushpendra Rana (IFS, 1999 batch): Appointed Director, Environment, Science & Technology, with additional charges as Director, Disaster Management and Member Secretary, State Council for Science, Technology & Environment.
HPAS Transfers and Postings
Shawan Kumar (HPAS, 2008 batch): Appointed Executive Director, State Civil Supplies Corporation, Shimla.
Raman Gharsangi (HPAS, 2017 batch): Posted as General Manager (Personnel), SPV Dharamshala.
Manmohan Singh (HPAS, 2017 batch): Appointed Assistant Commissioner to DC, Chamba.
Krishan Kumar Sharma (HPAS, 2019 batch): Posted as SDO (Civil), Sarkaghat.
Gunjeet Singh Cheema (HPAS, 2019 batch): Transferred as SDO (Civil), Manali.
Raman Kumar Sharma (HPAS, 2020 batch): Posted as SDO (Civil), Kafota, Sirmaur.
Akanksha Sharma (HPAS, 2021 batch): Appointed Land Acquisition Officer, Parvati Project, Kullu.
Rajinder Kumar Gautam (HPAS, 2022 batch): Designated Joint Director, Digital Technologies & Governance, Shimla.
Objective Behind the Reshuffle
Officials stated that the reshuffle is designed to:
Enhance administrative efficiency across departments and districts.
Ensure better governance by placing experienced officers in strategic roles.
Streamline coordination between state, divisional, and district-level offices.
Strengthen public service delivery, especially in revenue, disaster management, agriculture, civil supplies, and digital governance.
The government emphasized that such periodic administrative realignments are necessary to address evolving governance challenges, optimize personnel utilization, and improve service delivery to citizens.
