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UT admn reshuffles charges after HCS officer Richa's arrival
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|February 01, 2025
With HCS officer Richa arriving in Chandigarh on deputation, the administration has shuffled the charges of several officers.
CHANDIGARH:
Richa will serve as additional director, higher education; joint secretary, urban planning and metro, and housing.
She has also been given the charge of director, food and supplies and consumer affairs and legal metrology, as well as joint secretary, food and supplies.
Amit Kumar, a DANICS officer, has been assigned the charge of secretary, state transport authority, additional secretary, coordination, and additional secretary, home/protocol, including jails.
HCS officer Sumeet Sihag has been appointed as joint commissioner, municipal corporation, relieving Isha Kamboj, an HCS officer, of the charge.
Kamboj, in turn, has been assigned the roles of sub-divisional magistrate (South), joint secretary, local government, and additional chief executive officer, Chandigarh Smart City Limited, relieving Khushpreet Kaur of DANICS cadre of these duties.
This story is from the February 01, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
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