Major Shake-Up in AGMUT Cadre: 16 IAS Officers and One DANICS Officer Receive New Portfolios and Responsibilities
In a sweeping administrative reshuffle, the competent authority has reassigned roles and responsibilities of 16 IAS officers belonging to the AGMUT cadre, along with one DANICS officer. The reorganization includes new postings, additional charges, and departmental shifts, underscoring a strategic effort to strengthen the functioning of the Delhi administration.
The reshuffle impacts critical areas of governance, with some officers relieved of additional charges while others have been entrusted with expanded responsibilities across pivotal departments such as Urban Development, Education, Vigilance, Finance, Power, and Social Welfare.
Key Changes in Senior Bureaucratic Positions
Prashant Goyal (IAS: 1993: AGMUT)
Current Role: Financial Commissioner
New Assignments: Additional Chief Secretary (Food & Civil Supplies) and CMD, Delhi Financial Corporation (DFC)
Sandeep Kumar (IAS: 1997: AGMUT)
Current Roles: Principal Secretary (Vigilance), (Administrative Reforms), (Information Technology)
New Assignment: Additional charge as Chairman, DPCC
Relieved From: Secretary (Environment & Forests)
Neeraj Semwal (IAS: 2003: AGMUT)
Current Roles: Secretary (Revenue-cum-Divisional Commissioner), Secretary (Land & Building)
New Charge: Secretary (Power)
Shurbir Singh (IAS: 2004: AGMUT)
Current Role: Secretary (Finance)
New Appointment: Development Commissioner
Relieved From: Secretary (GAD) and Secretary (Power)
Pandurang K. Pole (IAS: 2004: AGMUT)
Current Roles: Secretary (Higher Education & TTE)
New Assignment: Secretary (Education)
Relieved From: Secretary (Urban Development)
Vijay Kumar Bidhuri (IAS: 2005: AGMUT)
New Appointment: Secretary (Urban Development)
Additional Charge: Secretary (Environment & Forests)
Ashok Kumar (IAS: 2006: AGMUT)
Previous Role: Secretary (Education)
New Assignment: Secretary (General Administration Department – GAD)
Shilpa Shinde (IAS: 2006: AGMUT)
New Full Charge: Secretary-cum-Commissioner (Labour)
Additional Charge: Secretary (Cooperation)
Relieved From: Development Commissioner
Additional Reassignments Across Departments
Sandeep Kumar Singh (IAS: 2011: AGMUT)
Current Role: Special Secretary to Chief Minister
New Charge: Special Secretary (Finance)
Ravi Jha (IAS: 2011: AGMUT)
Current Role: Commissioner (Excise)
New Appointment: Special Secretary (PWD)
Jitendra Kumar Jain (IAS: 2013: AGMUT)
Current Role: Special Director (Employment)
New Charge: Commissioner (Food Safety)
Dr. Kinny Singh (IAS: 2014: AGMUT)
Previous Roles: Special Secretary (Health & Family Welfare), Project Director (DSACS), Secretary (PGC)
New Appointment: Member (Administration), Delhi Jal Board
Sanjeev Kumar (IAS: 2014: AGMUT)
Previous Roles: Special Secretary (Administrative Reforms), Special Secretary (SC/ST/OBC/Minorities)
New Appointment: Special Secretary (Health & Family Welfare)
Ravi Dadhich (IAS: 2014: AGMUT)
Current Roles: Special Secretary (Power), MD (IPGCL), MD (PPCL)
New Assignment: Special Secretary (IT)
Yash Chaudhary (IAS: 2017: AGMUT)
Current Role: Director (Social Welfare)
New Charge: Special Secretary (SC/ST/OBC/Minorities)
DANICS Officer Reassigned
Praveer Kumar Singh (DANICS: 2014)
Previous Role: Superintendent (Prisons)
New Appointment: Executive Director, DSIIDC
At a glance
This reshuffle signals a deliberate strategy to streamline governance and strengthen inter-departmental coordination by positioning seasoned officers in crucial administrative roles. The redistribution of charges is expected to significantly influence the functioning of sectors such as urban development, public health, education, energy, labour, and social welfare in the months ahead, while reinforcing the government’s emphasis on effective delivery and accountability.
