17 IAS and n5 PCS oficers transferred in Punjab

Chandigarh, Feb 4

In another administrative reshuffle, the Punjab Government today transferred 17 IAS and five PCS officers, including six Deputy Commissioners in the state.

Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal cleared the file to this effect this morning.

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NAME OF OFFICER	CURRENT POSTING	NEW POSTING
Mr. Varinder Kumar Sharma IAS	Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Bathinda	Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mansa
Mr. Sumit Jarangal IAS	ADC (D), Bathinda	DC Sri Muktsar Sahib
Mr. Vipul Ujwal IAS	ADC Fazilka	DC Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar
Mr. Bhupinder Singh IAS	DC Mansa	DC Barnala
Mr. Jaskiran Singh IAS	DC Sri Muktsar Sahib	DC Kapurthala
Ms. Tanu Kashyap IAS	DC Kapurthala (under transfer)	Director Industries and Commerce
Ms. Indu Malhotra IAS	Available for posting	MD Punjab State Industries Development Corporation (PSIDC) and additional charge MD Punjab Financial Corporation (PFC)
Mr. MP Arora IAS	Special Secretary Food and Civil Supplies	Special Secretary School Education
Mr. Amit Kumar IAS	Additional Secretary Local Government and Additional Charge Additional CEO Punjab State Sewerage Board	Deputy Commissioner Pathankot
Mr. APS Virk IAS	DC Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and Special Secretary Civil Aviation and CEO Punjab State Civil Aviation Council	Special Secretary Civil Aviation and CEO Punjab State Civil Aviation Council
Mr. Gurloveleen Singh IAS	DC Barnala	Director Social Security, Women and Child development
Mr. Sukhwinder Singh IAS	DC Pathankot	Director Small Savings and Additional Charge Special Secretary Finance and Commissioner NRIs
Ms. Parampal Kaur Sidhu IAS	Available for posting	ADC Bathinda
Ms. Sheena Aggarwal IAS	Additional Commissioner Municipal Corporation Ludhiana	ADC (D) Bathinda and Additional charge Chairman Improvement Trust, Bathinda
Mr. Sanyam Aggarwal IAS	ADC Gurdaspur	ADC Mansa
Ms. Isha IAS	ADC Mansa	Commissioner Municipal Corporation Bathinda (thereby relieving Mr. Anil Garg PCS, ACA Bathinda of additional charge)
Ms. Sonali Giri IAS	ADC Faridkot	Commissioner Municipal Corporation Moga
Mr. Jagvinderjit Singh Grewal PCS	DTO Gurdaspur	ADC Gurdaspur and Additional charge DTO Gurdaspur
Mr. Ajay Kumar Sood PCS	Additional Chief Administrator GLADA and Additional charge Chairman Improvement Trust Ludhiana	ADC Ludhiana and Additional charge Additional Chief Administrator GLADA and Chairman Improvement Trust Ludhiana
Mr. Rakesh Kumar Popli PCS	SDM Baba Bakala	SDM Baba Bakala and additional charge EO Amritsar Development Authority
Mr. Harsuhinderpal Singh PCS	AMD Warehousing Corporation and Additional Charge Deputy Director (Administration), Punjab Mandi Board	AMD Warehousing Corporation ( thus relieving him of Additional Charge of Deputy Director (Administration), Punjab Mandi Board)
Dr. Nayan Bhullar PCS	Joint Commissioner Municipal Corporation SAS Nagar	Assistant Commissioner (Grievances) SAS Nagar

 

Punjab CM mourns death of Balram Jakhar

Chaudhary Balram Jhakar

CHANDIGARH, FEB 3
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today expressed profound grief and sorrow over the sad demise of veteran Congress leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker Chaudhary Balram Jakhar, who passed away at New Delhi this morning.
In a condolence message the Chief Minister said that in the death of Ch. Balram Jakhar the nation has lost a balanced and an experienced leader, who was an ardent exponent of clean and value based politics besides being an icon of farming community, who ever championed their cause at the highest pedestal. He said that Ch. Balram Jakhar was a seasoned politician, an able administrator, a true Parliamentarian and above all a fine human being with the rare qualities of head and heart, who served the country in various capacities. Describing death of former Union Minister as a colossal loss to the country in general and a huge ‘personal loss’ particularly, Mr. Badal recalled his warm and cordial ties with the Jakhar family since long, which were still persistent even in the second generation.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister called up Congress MLA and son of departed leader Mr. Sunil Jakhar over telephone to share his heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved family on the death of one of the greatest sons of soil. Mr. Badal shared his condolences from core of his heart with the members of the bereaved family and prayed to the Almighty to grant eternal peace to the departed soul and give strength and courage to them to bear this irreparable loss.
While conveying his condolences, the Chief Minister expressed his regrets and inability to attend Ch. Balram Jakhar’s cremation as doctors have strictly advised him not to travel in view of his ill health. In the mean time, Mr. Badal declared a holiday in all the government offices, boards/ corporations, public sector undertakings for the rest of the day as a mark of respect to the departed leader and directed the state administration to accord full state honours during Ch. Balram Jakhar’s cremation.  
It may be recalled that Chaudhary Balram Jakhar was elected as MLA to the state assembly in 1972 and remained Deputy Minister of Cooperation, Irrigation and Power. In 1977 he became the leader of Opposition in Punjab Vidhan Sabha during which he was accorded Cabinet rank by the then Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal. He was elected Member Parliament (MP) from Ferozepur in 1980 after which he was elected as Lok Sabha Speaker which he continued till 1989, after his election from Sikar (Rajasthan) in 1985. Chaudhary Jakhar was again elected as MP from Sikar in 1992 after which he became Union Agriculture Minister, Government of India.  He again represented Bikaner (Rajasthan) Lok Sabha segment in 1998 as MP. In 2004 he was appointed the Governor of Madhya Pradesh.
Chaudhary Jakhar has the rare distinction of having been elected unanimously twice to the august office of Speaker Lok Sabha in 1980 and 1985. He also earned the rare distinction of being the only Speaker of Lok Sabha in Independent India to have presided over two successive Lok Sabhas for their full terms from January 1980 to  December, 1989.
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RS Mann is chairman of Sixth Punjab Pay Commission.

CHANDIGARH, FEB 3
          Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today approved the appointment of former state Chief Secretary Mr. RS Mann as the Chairman of Sixth Punjab Pay Commission.
Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that Mr. Badal cleared the file to this effect today morning.
The spokesperson further said that the new Chairman of the pay commission has been mandated to give recommendations with regard to new pay scales for the employees and revision in the pension for the pensioners/family pensioners of the state government, after having detailed deliberations with the various state employees’ and pensioners associations.
CM DISCHARGED FROM PGI: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was discharged from PGIMER this morning following remarkable recovery from the chest infection.
Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that a team of doctors having examined him thoroughly decided to discharge him from the hospital as the infection from his chest has almost cleared and was fine now. However, the doctors advised Mr. Badal to refrain from vigorous travelling and exposure to intense cold wave.
 The doctors have also advised the Chief Minister to take rest and maintain restriction over the entry of visitors calling on him to enquire his well being as a precautionary measure.  
THREE IAS AND ONE PCS OFFICER TRANSFERRED:  In an administrative reshuffle, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today approved the transfers and postings of three IAS and one PCS officer in the state. 
Disclosing this here today a spokesperson of the Chef Minister’s Office said that Mr. Badal cleared the file in this behalf today morning.
As per the orders Mr. KBS Sidhu IAS has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary (Revenue) thereby relieving Mr. Karan Avtar Singh IAS, Additional Chief Secretary Investment Promotion from additional charge of ACS (Revenue).
Likewise, Mr. Rahul Tiwari, IAS has now been posted as Secretary Information & Public Relations and Special Principal Secretary to Deputy Chief Minister. Ms. Rupanjali Karthik, IAS has been given the charge of Additional Secretary Information & Public Relations thus relieving Mr. Puneet Goel, PCS of this charge, who would be now Secretary Punjab State Technical Education Board.
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