Maharashtra government reshuffles eight IAS officers in key roles

The Maharashtra government has undertaken a significant reshuffle of its senior bureaucratic cadre by transferring eight Indian Administrative Service IAS officers to new postings PTI reports This move announced on Tuesday places several officers in critical roles across departmentsAmong the key appointments Ruchesh Jayvanshi has been assigned the position of Secretary in the Minority Development Department marking a crucial shift in administrative responsibilities Sachinchandra Pratap has been appointed as the Education Commissioner in Pune where he will oversee education policies and initiativesRavindra Binavade has been designated as Inspector General Stamp Duty His role will involve monitoring and regulating stamp duty collections a significant source of revenue for the state Meanwhile Suraj Mandhre and Pradeep P have been posted as Commissioners in the Agriculture and Fisheries Departments respectively both of which are vital to Maharashtrarsquos rural economy and livelihoodPrashant Narnavre has been appointed Secretary in the General Administration Department and will also serve as Special Investigation Officer further strengthening administrative oversight The School Education and Sports Department will now see Ranjit Singh Deol as its Principal Secretary a role pivotal to shaping education and sports policies in the stateAshok Karanjkar has been named the Managing Director of the Maharashtra State Finance Corporation an entity responsible for driving financial support for small and mediumsized enterprises within the stateMaharashtra government transfers 10 more IAS officersIn a major reshuffle theMaharashtragovernment on Wednesday transferred 10 senior Indian Administrative Service IAS officers making it the third bureaucratic reshuffle in the last few days reported the PTIRajesh Kumar who was the Additional Chief Secretary ACS of the Rural Development Department is now the ACS of the Relief and Rehabilitation at the Mantralaya state secretariat in MumbaiAnoop Kumar the ACS of the Cooperation Marketing and Textile Department is now the ACS of the Agriculture DepartmentRajagopal Devara ACS and Development Commissioner of the Planning Department has now been posted as the ACS of the Revenue Registration and Stamps DepartmentAseem Kumar Gupta who was posted as the Principal Secretary of the Relief and Rehabilitation Department has been given the role of Principal Secretary 1 of the Urban Development DepartmentRadhika Rastogi will now be the Principal Secretary PS of the Tourism DepartmentSanjay Khandare has been transferred as the PS of the Water Supply and Sanitation DepartmentEknath Dawale who was earlier the PS of the Agriculture Department is now the PS of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj DepartmentSaurabh Vijay PS of the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department has been posted as the PS and Development Commissioner of the Planning DepartmentR S Jagtap is now the Deputy Director General of the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy Of Development AdministrationYASHADA in PuneJitendra Dudi earlier the CEO of Sangli Zilla Parishad ZP Sangli is now the Collector of Satara districtThe decision comes days after the state government had on Friday ordered the transfer of 20 Indian Administrative Service IAS officers including Sujata Saunik the wife of Chief Secretary Manoj Saunik the PTI had earlier reportedA 1987 batch Indian Administrative Services IAS officer Sujata Saunik who was an additional chief secretary ACS in the general administration department GAD has been posted as ACS of the home department according to the PTIAs per a government release S V R Srinivas a 1991 batch IAS officer who was heading theMumbaiMetropolitan Region Development Authority MMRDA has now been posted as the officer on special duty OSD for the Mumbais Dharavi Redevelopment Project according to the PTIwith PTI inputs