OSD to Gehlot, Deva Ram, Mahipal Kumar put on APO

Jaipur: Finally the Rajasthan govt has moved OSD to CM (Ashok Gehlot) – Deva Ram Saini and Mahipal Kumar – out of CMO and CMR. Both the officers have been put on awaiting posting order (APO).

Earlier, the state govt had moved IAS officers attached with former CM Gehlot out of CMO. Gehlot’s principal secy Kuldeep Ranka, secretaries – Gaurav Goyal, Arti Dogra, Rajan Vishal and Rajesh Kumar Gupta (IFS) have already been waiting for posting order. In fact, the new BJP govt so far has only touched CM office as far as transferring of IAS officers is concerned. Deva Ram Saini, a 1997 batch RAS officer, is the most loyal officer of former CM Gehlot. He had been with Gehlot since 2008.

The other officer Mahipal Kumar is a 2011 batch RAS officer. He had been working as OSD to Gehlot from Nov 2021.

A native of Jalore Mahipal Kumar, has served as additional district magistrate and deputy inspector general in Jodhpur.