In a bureaucratic reshuffle, Delhi Government has assigned important charges to over half a dozen senior IAS officers in different departments.  Bipul Pathak, 1992 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, has been posted as additional chief secretary (finance and planning) and will also have additional charge of secretary (industries) and chairman (DSIIDC), said a Services Department order issued on Thursday.  Additional Chief Secretary (urban development) Prashant Goyal (1993 IAS) will hold the post of financial commissioner from July 1, it said. Sandeep Kumar (1997), transferred from Lakshadweep, will hold the post of principal secretary (vigilance) and also the additional charges of principal secretaries of administrative reforms and environment and forest departments.  Other officers given new postings include Pandurang Pole (2004), who will have an additional charge of secretary (urban development) besides secretary (higher education and technical education). A Nedunchezhiyan (2012) has been assigned as principal director of fire services and Arun Kumar Mishra from Goa has been transferred to MCD.  Suneel Anchipaka (2014), joining the Delhi government after transfer from Goa, will hold the post of special commissioner, trade and taxes, added the order.  Another Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre officer of the 2009 batch, Ramesh Verma, transferred from Goa will be posted as chairman of Delhi State Subordinate Services Selection Board with additional charge of director union territories civil services, said another order. Earlier, the Delhi Government has assigned new roles , given additional responsibilities, or allocated postings if they were previously awaiting new postings to 23 IAS officers. Some officers have also been relieved of their duties following their transfers out of Delhi. Dilraj Kaur, senior IAS officer of the 2000 batch, who was awaiting a posting, has been posted as principal secretary of the General Administration Department (GAD) with additional charge of the Social Welfare department and SC/ST welfare. Nandi Paliwal, currently posted as Secretary, Higher Education, has been posted as Commissioner, Trade and Taxes. Neeraj Semwal, Divisional Commissioner-cum Secretary, Information and Publicity, has been given additional charge of Secretary, Land and Building.

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