Chandigarh, November 10, 2026: The Punjab Government has ordered a major administrative reshuffle, transferring and assigning new postings to 20 IAS officers with immediate effect.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel, six officers have been appointed as Deputy Commissioners in different districts. Several other officers have also been shifted to key administrative positions.
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Komal Mittal, IAS (2014): Deputy Commissioner, Roopnagar, replacing Aadiya Dachalwal.
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Himanshu Aggarwal, IAS (2014): Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, replacing Himanshu Jain.
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Abhijeet Kaplish, IAS (2015): Deputy Commissioner, Barnala, with additional charge as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Barnala, replacing Harpreet Singh.
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Aadiya Dachalwal, IAS (2016): Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar, replacing Komal Mittal.
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Himanshu Jain, IAS (2017): Deputy Commissioner, Patiala, replacing Himanshu Aggarwal.
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Nirmal Ouseppachan, IAS (2019): Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran, replacing Rahul, IAS.
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Rahul Gupta, IAS (2016): Posted as Special Secretary, Transport.
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Rahul, IAS (2017): Services placed at the disposal of the Department of Cooperation for posting as Managing Director, MILKFED, replacing Rahul Gupta. He will also hold additional charge as Chief Executive, Punjab Energy Development Agency, replacing Abhijeet Kaplish.
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Anupam Kaler, IAS (2017): Posted as Special Secretary, Defence Services Welfare.
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Harpreet Singh, IAS (2019): Posted as Director, Sports & Youth Services, relieving Abhijeet Kaplish of the additional charge.
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Manisha Rana, IAS (2019): Posted as Director, Promotion of Information Technology Industry against a vacant post.
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Nikas Kumar, IAS (2020): Posted as Additional Secretary, Coordination and Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Secretary, replacing Nirmal Ouseppachan.
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Kanchan, IAS (2020): Posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Sri Muktsar Sahib, replacing Davy Goyal.
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Krishna Pal Rajpoot, IAS (2022): Posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Ferozepur, replacing Amandeep Kaur-II, PCS.
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Davy Goyal, IAS (2022): Posted as Additional Secretary, Rural Development & Panchayats.
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Sunil, IAS (2023): Posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Patiala, replacing Damanjit Singh Mann, PCS.
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Rakesh Kumar Meena, IAS (2023): Posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Pathankot, relieving Arshdeep Singh Lobana, PCS, of the additional charge.
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Ayush Goel, IAS (2023): Posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Mansa, replacing Poonam Singh, PCS.
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Pallavi Mishra, IAS (2023): Posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Amritsar, against a vacant post.
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Shreyanshee Jain, IAS (2023): Posted as Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jagraon, replacing Vineet Kumar, PCS.