LG orders bureaucratic reshuffle in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) In a bureaucratic reshuffle in the Delhi government, Lt. Governor Anil Baijal on Tuesday ordered transfer and posting of six senior IAS officers, including shifting of Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Manoj Parida to Delhi Financial Corporation (DFC) as chairman-cum-managing director with immediate effect.According to an order issued by Delhi's Services Department following Baijal's approval, Principal Secretary (Finance) Renu Sharma, a 1988-batch IAS officer, has been given the additional charge of Principal Secretary of the Home Department which was also earlier headed by Parida, a 1986 batch officer.DFC CMD Rinku Dhugga was transferred and posted as the secretary of arts, culture and languages, even as Dhugga will continue to hold the additional charge of financial commissioner.Secretary (Health & Family Welfare) Sanjeev Khirwar, a 1994-batch IAS officer, has been assigned the additional charge of PWD secretary.Varsha Joshi, a 1995-batch IAS officer, has been given the additional charge of secretary of General Administration Department (GAD). She will continue as the Secretary (Power) and will also continue holding the additional charge of Secretary-cum-Commissioner (Transport).Anil Kumar Singh, CEO of Delhi Jal Board and holding the additional charge of secretary of Irrigation and Flood Control Department, was assigned to hold additional charge of environment and forest secretary.
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