Jharkhand Assigns New Departments to 7 IAS Officers; Officers Posted to Finance, Health and Agriculture
The state government has appointed seven IAS officers who were awaiting postings to key departments, including Building Construction, Finance, Agriculture, Rural Development, Health and School Education.
The Jharkhand government has issued fresh posting orders for seven Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers who had been awaiting departmental assignments. The officers have been placed in various state departments as part of an administrative reshuffle aimed at filling vacancies and strengthening departmental functioning.
The Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Department issued the transfer and posting notification on Wednesday night, November 4. The new assignments have come into effect immediately.
The seven officers include one 2022-batch IAS officer and six officers from the 2024 batch. Their appointments cover several important administrative portfolios, ranging from infrastructure and financial management to agriculture, social welfare, healthcare and education.
Seven IAS Officers and Their New Responsibilities
According to the government notification, the officers have been assigned the following responsibilities:
1. Anup Garg (2022 Batch)
Anup Garg, a 2022-batch IAS officer originally allotted the Kerala cadre, has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Building Construction Department. The Centre approved his inter-cadre transfer to Jharkhand in July 2026 on marriage grounds. Before the cadre transfer, he served as Sub-Collector in Idukki district of Kerala.
2. Siddhant Kumar (2024 Batch)
Siddhant Kumar, a 2024-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, has been posted as Under Secretary in the Finance Department. He previously served as Assistant Magistrate and Assistant Collector in Chaibasa. He holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree.
3. Anand Sharma (2024 Batch)
Anand Sharma, also belonging to the 2024 batch of the Jharkhand cadre, has been appointed Under Secretary in the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative Department. Before this assignment, he served as Assistant Magistrate and Assistant Collector in Hazaribagh.
4. Nazish Umar Ansari (2024 Batch)
Nazish Umar Ansari, a 2024-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, has been posted as Under Secretary in the Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Minority and Backward Class Welfare Department.
He previously served as Assistant Magistrate and Assistant Collector in Dumka.
5. Himanshu Lal (2024 Batch)
Himanshu Lal, another 2024-batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre, has been appointed Under Secretary in the Rural Development Department.
He earlier served as Assistant Magistrate and Assistant Collector in Palamu and holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree.
6. Deepti Rohilla (2024 Batch)
Deepti Rohilla, a 2024-batch IAS officer originally allocated the West Bengal cadre, has been posted as Under Secretary in the Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department.
She had sought an inter-cadre transfer to Jharkhand on marriage grounds, following her marriage to IAS officer Siddhant Kumar. Her transfer has enabled her to join the Jharkhand cadre.
7. Kriti Kamna (2024 Batch)
Kriti Kamna, a 2024-batch IAS officer who secured All India Rank 417 in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2023, has been appointed Under Secretary in the School Education and Literacy Department.
Originally allotted the Tamil Nadu cadre, she was transferred to Jharkhand in July 2026 on marriage grounds following her marriage to fellow IAS officer Anand Sharma. An Electrical Engineering graduate from IIT Bombay, she began her administrative career as Assistant Collector (Training) in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu.
Multiple Departments Covered in the Reshuffle
The latest administrative orders distribute responsibilities among seven officers across a broad range of government departments.While Anup Garg has been assigned a Joint Secretary-level responsibility in the Building Construction Department, the other six officers have been posted as Under Secretaries in their respective departments.
The assignments place officers in key areas of governance, including financial administration, agricultural development, rural welfare, healthcare, education and the welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, minorities and backward classes.
The notification brings an end to the waiting period for all seven officers, with their new departmental responsibilities taking effect immediately. The reshuffle also follows the recent inter-cadre transfers of officers to Jharkhand, bringing several young IAS officers into the state’s administrative structure.
