New Dm For Patna As 49 Ias Ips Officers Transferred In Bihar

Among notable changes are Bihar School Examination Committee (BSEB) chairman Anand Kishor, who recently figured in a controversy following the arrest of contractor Rishu Shree who allegedly named him among his contacts, and Kundan Kumar, a 2012 batch IAS officer, who will be the new district magistrate of Patna, replacing Thiyagarajan SM.

Overall, 11 district magistrates, 12 SPs, five city SPs and two rural SPs have been replaced.

Kishor, who held the post of BSEB chairman for a decade since June 2016, has been made additional chief secretary of the environment, forest and climate change department. His transfer has created a buzz in bureaucratic and political circles of Bihar as the 1996 batch official was in the news after his name cropped up among “the babus who had been in nexus with Shree”.

Rishu Ranjan Sinha alias Rishu Shree, a known and controversial middleman for various government projects, was arrested by the Special Vigilance Unit( SVU) on May 27 after multiple agency raids on his premises. In the investigation, it was found that he was in contact with several IAS officers, with Kishor allegedly being one among them, for securing tender contracts. He allegedly bribed babus with expensive foreign trips and other inducements.

The SVU and the enforcement directorate (ED) are investigating the tender manipulation allegations against Shree and bureaucrats.

Two other IAS officers namely Abhilasha Sharma and Yogesh Kumar Sagar have been suspended in connection with the tender manipulation case. Both are said to have contacts with Rishu Shree, as per investigations.

In other transfers, Patna DM Thiyagarajan SM has been made the new BSEB chairman in place of Anand Kishore. Thiyagarajan will also hold the additional charge of special secretary, health department.

Principal secretary Robert L. Chongthu has been moved from the minority welfare department to the parliamentary affairs department.

Mohammed Sohail, a 2007 batch IAS officer, has been made the secretary, general minority welfare department, in addition to holding the additional charge of secretary, general administration department and enquiry commissioner, general administration department.

Khagaria DM Naveen Kumar has been posted as special secretary in the prohibition and registration department. Rohtas DM Udita Singh has been appointed DM of Nalanda, while East Champaran DM Saurav Jorwal has been named as managing director of South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited.

Anshul Agrawal, who was holding the post of IG (registration), has been appointed DM of Banka while Alankrita Pandey has been transferred from Jehanabad to Bhagalpur as DM. Kumar Gaurav has been made DM of Muzaffarpur while Sameer Saurav has been posted as DM of Gopalganj.

Saurabh Suman Yadav has been appointed DM of East Champaran while Naveen Kumar has become the new DM of Kishanganj. Vikram Virkar has been posted as DM of Khagaria and Deepak Kumar Mishra has been appointed DM of Rohtas.

Among the notable IPS postings, Patna City SP (West) Bhanu Pratap Singh has been appointed SP of Khagaria, while Patna City SP (East) Parichay Kumar will now be SP of Katihar. Gaya City SP Kota Kiran Kumar has been posted as SP of Jehanabad, and Bhagalpur City SP Shailendra Singh has been transferred to become SP of Sheohar. Sanket Kumar and Ms Shailja have been appointed Patna City SP (West) and SP (East), respectively while Mamta Kalyani has been made city SP (Central) Patna.