Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after four days of taking the oath as the CM again with the coalition of the new government of JD(U) and NDA reshuffled its bureaucrats and police officials on Monday.
Nitish has been lately taking quite a few decisions which are rather surprising the people. His decision of breaking up the coalition with RJD–Congress and making a new government in alliance with BJP shook the core of politics in Bihar. He received both praising and criticism, while those in favour of BJP and Nitish appreciated his much-calculated move, those against him especially the opposition called him a betrayer.
After four days of becoming the CM again of Bihar, Nitish on Monday effected a major reshuffle in bureaucracy and police by changing posts of 28 IAS officers and 42 IPS officers. Magistrates of six districts were changed and 13 superintendents of police rank officials were also reshuffled.
According to a notification, two IAS officers from batch 1986 and 1987 batches ELSN Bala Prasad and Amir Subhani were transferred from Principal Secretary to Governor to Commissioner for Departmental Inquiries under General Administration department and an additional charge of Minority Welfare department respectively. A 1989 batch IAS officer Brajesh Mehrotra replaced Bala Prasad to become the Principal Secretary to Governor. Revenue Council member K K Pathak, a 1990 batch IAS officer, has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary in Mines and Mineral department.
A 1992 batch IAS officer Chanchal Kumar, who is Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, has been given additional charge of Building Construction Department. Anupam Kumar, the district magistrate of East Champaran, has been made the new Transport Commissioner. He would also discharge function as Director of Information and Public Relations Department.
New District Magistrates were appointed in six districts.
Awnish Kumar Singh will be new DM of Lakhisarai, while D Nilesh Ramchandra will be new DM of West Champaran, Kaushal Kumar of Nawada, Sanjeev Kumar of Bhojpur, Kundan Kumar of Banka and Mukesh Pandey of Buxar.
DG (police training) Sunil Kumar has been made DG of Police Building Construction Corporation.
Gupteshwar Pandey, ADG (wireless) was promoted to DG rank and made new DG of Police Training Academy. Altogether 13 SP rank officials have been changed.
Patna Town SP Chandan Kushwaha was transferred as SP (banks) while D Amar Kesh, Sitamarhi SDPO, will be the new Patna Town SP, the notification said.
Anusuyia Ransingh Sahu was transferred from SP Saran to SP (weaker section). Har Kishore Singh is new SP of Saran. Jitendra Rana has been shifted as SP of East Champaran whose position will now be taken up by Upendra Sharma.