The Uttarakhand government changed the departments of 22 bureaucrats in a major administrative reshuffle. This is the first major administrative reshuffle after Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami assumed power again. Chief Secretary Dr. SS Sandhu has been given the new responsibility of Chief Resident Commissioner.

By taking back energy and alternative energy and higher education from Additional Chief Secretary Radha Raturi, he has been given the responsibility of Chief Minister’s Secretariat and Home and Jail. Rural Development and Agriculture Production Commissioner has been withdrawn from Additional Chief Secretary Manisha Panwar. Now she will look after the remaining departments along with the Infrastructure Development Commissioner and Uttarakhand Transport Corporation President. 

Additional Chief Secretary Anand Vardhan was withdrawn from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Forest Environment Protection and Climate Change and Infrastructure Development Commissioner. He will take over the responsibility of Rural Development Commissioner, Revenue, Urban Development, Housing, Chief Administrator, Urban Development and Agriculture Production Commissioner.

RK Sudhanshu back home: After taking back home and jail from Principal Secretary RK Sudhanshu, he has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of forest environment protection. Principal Secretary Secretary L.Fanai has been removed from the responsibility of Sainik Welfare and he has been made Social Welfare Commissioner. 
Secretary Shailesh Bagoli has been removed from the Chief Minister’s Secretariat and given the responsibility of Personnel and Vigilance, Council of Ministers, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Higher Education. Secretary Nitesh Jha has been given the responsibility of rural construction by removing technical education. Secretary Arvind Hyanki has been given the responsibility of rural development, food civil supplies by removing personnel, transport, Sachin Kurve by shifting rural construction.

Information to Abhinav,
IPS Abhinav Kumar, who has been holding the responsibility of Additional Principal Secretary till now, has now been promoted to the rank of Special Principal Secretary. He will take over the responsibility of Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. Along with this, he 
will also look after information, sports and youth welfare.

Sundaram’s height increased
Secretary R. Meenakshisundaram will take over the responsibility of Secretary to CM. He has also been entrusted with the responsibility of Energy and Alternative Energy, Labour, Finance and Chairman, Uttarakhand Building and Workers Welfare Board. Animal husbandry, fisheries, cooperatives, milk and milk development, farmers and agriculture welfare, school education have been withdrawn from them.