Kanaram is Director Sec Edu, SPs of 8 dists shifted

Jaipur: In a major administrative reshuffle, 30 IPS and 7 IAS were transferred in the state on Friday. In the list of IAS, Gaurav Agarwal, who was made APO from the post of Director of Secondary Education merely three days back, has been given the responsibility of the post of Agriculture Commissioner. Moreover, now in place of Gaurav, once again Kanaram has been given the responsibility of the post of Director of Secondary Education. In place of Devendra Kumar, Akshay Godara has been made the new Joint Secretary, Personnel. Similarly, SPs of 7 districts have been changed while 3 IPS and 2 IAS have been given additional charge.

SPs have been changed in Sirohi, Bharatpur, Udaipur, Jalore, Karauli, Bhiwadi in Alwar district and in Jhunjhunu districts. It is believed that the field posting was done on the basis of the opinion of public representatives. Moreover, three IPS were promoted to DG from ADG recently but they were posted on the same position. Now, they have been given postings. In this regard, IPS Rajeev Kumar Sharma has been given the post of DG in law and order, RAC and SDRF, IPS Janga Srinivasa Rao appointed as DG Training, Community Policing and Human Rights and IPS Dr Ravi Prakash Mehrada has been given the responsibility of SCRB and technical services with cybercrime.

Meanwhile, IPS Rahul Prakash is now DIG, Bharatpur range. Prakash has served in Dholpur and Bharatpur districts as SP. His work was effective even while in crime branch and he is the only DIG in the state who has got a chance in the range.

Moreover, IAS Kanaram has been given responsibility of Director of Secondary Education, Bikaner yet again. He has been on this post from Oct 20, 2021 to April 15, 2022.

When Gaurav Agarwal was put on APO, at that time, although a day later, officials of Education Dept were given charges. But when it came to the fore in the discussions that Kanaram is more practical than Gaurav, this responsibility was again given to Kanaram.

Meanwhile, in other appointments, IAS ML Chauhan has been appointed HCM RIPA, Udaipur as its Additional Director General while IAS Pushpa Satyani has been appointed Director in State Agricultural Marketing. IAS Gaurav Agarwal appointed Agriculture and Panchayati Raj Commissioner while IAS Utsav Kaushal has been appointed as Commissioner of Municipal Corporation Jodhpur South and IAS Devendra Kumar appointed as Commissioner, Jodhpur Development Authority. Additionally, IAS Akshay Godara appointed as Joint Secretary, Personnel (A-1).

Meanwhile, IAS Vikas Sitaram Bhale has been given additional charge of the post of Principal Secretary of Animal Husbandry Fisheries Department while IAS Renu Jaipal has been given additional charge of the post of Panchayati Raj Commissioner, Women’s Empowerment Department.

Similarly, in IPS, Sanjib Kumar Narjari has been given addl charge of ADG Police Personnel while Rupinder Singh given addl charge of IG Police Security & KS Meena has been given addl charge of IG of Police Training.

In these transfers, especially the field posting of police officers is considered important. This deployment, especially before the assembly elections, is being considered important for law and order.