Rajasthan news: The Rajasthan government has transferred 72 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and 121 Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officers today (January 6), in the first bureaucratic reshuffle after the Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dispensation came to power in the state.
The transfer orders were issued by the Department of Personnel late on Friday (January 5) night.
Churu Collector Siddharth Sihag has been posted as secretary to the chief minister and Kekri Collector V M Sharma has been made commissioner, Midday Meal, the order stated.
District collectors of Balotra, Banswara, Baran, Dholpur, Hanumangarh, Jodhpur, Pali, Alwar, Jaisalmer, Jhalawar, Kota, Dungarpur, Anupgarh, Chittorgarh, Behror, Sawaimadhopur, Dausa, Sirohi, Bhilwara, Karauli, Jhunjhunu, Rajsamand, Sikar, Gangapur city, Pratapgarh, Deedwana-Kuchaman, Tonk, Phalodi, Salumbar, Bundi, Beawar have also been transferred.
Three IAS officers have been given additional charges. The government has also transferred 121 RAS officers including several additional collectors and sub-divisional officers.
Yesterday (January 5), Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma distributed portfolios to the newly inducted ministers in his cabinet. The Chief Minister kept eight departments with himself, including home department, excise department and the anti-corruption bureau.
Deputy Chief Minister Diya Kumari got six departments, including the Finance Department, Tourism Department and Women and Child Development. Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa got four departments including Higher Education Department and Road Transport and Highways.Cabinet minister Kirodi Lal Meena has got the Agriculture and Rural Development, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore has been made Industry and Commerce, Sports and Youth Affairs minister; Gajendra Singh Khimsar has got the Health Ministry and Madan Dilawar is in charge of Education, Sanskrit Education and Panchayati Raj department.
The swearing-in ceremony of the Rajasthan state cabinet took place last week at the Raj Bhavan in Jaipur where 22 ministers were inducted in the government.It included 12 cabinet-rank ministers, five ministers took oath as Ministers of State (MoS) with independent charge and 5 MLAs took oath as ministers of state.
Rajyavardhan Rathore, who registered victory from Jhotwara seat in the recent Assembly polls was sworn in as minister in the cabinet expansion.Madan Dilawar, Gajendra Singh Khinvasar, Babulal Kharadi, Jogaram Patel, Suresh Rawat, Avinash Gehlot, Joraram Kumawat, Hemant Meena, Kanhaiya Lal Chaudhary, Sumit Godara were also sworn in as Cabinet ministers.
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