ITANAGAR, May 27: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the state government on Wednesday appointed Ashish Chandra Verma as Home Commissioner, replacing GS Meena.
Chandra, who belongs to the 1994 batch AGMUT cadre, has also been given the charge of Commissioner of Health & Family Welfare, Political Border Affairs, Coordination, Agriculture Production, and Chairman of the Puroik Welfare Board, according to an official release.
Meena, who was holding the posts of Commissioner of Home, Political, Border Affairs, Law & Justice, Indigenous Affairs, and of Chairman of Puroik Welfare Board, with additional charge of Commissioner of Animal Husbandry & Trade & Commerce, has been appointed as Commissioner of Power, Hydropower and Vigilance, while retaining his current charges of Law & Justice, and Indigenous Affairs.
Kaling Tayeng has been appointed as Commissioner of Finance, Investment, Planning, and as Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), relieving him from the posts of Commissioner of Health & Family Welfare, Power, and Hydropower. His appointment to the post of CEO needs the ECI’s approval, the release said.
Marnya Ete, who was holding the charge of Chief Commissioner of GST, and Commissioner of Tax & Excise and Agriculture Production, will take the charge of PHE and Water Supply, besides his present post of Commissioner of Lotteries.
Divisional Commissioner (West) Gamli Padu has been given the additional charge of Commissioner of WCD and SJETA, while Secretary of RWD, Labour & Employment Kapa Kholie has been given the additional charge of CEO ARRDA.
Madhu K Garg, who was currently holding the posts of Secretary of WCD, SJETA, Skill Development, and Vigilance, has been appointed as OSD in the office of the PRC, Arunachal Bhawan, New Delhi.
Secretary of Cooperation, APPSC, and RCS Onit Panyang has been appointed as Secretary of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Trade & Commerce, and Cooperation.
Geology, Mining and Disaster Management Secretary Bidol Tayeng has been given additional charge of Secretary of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary.
Secretary of Personnel, Administrative Reforms & Training, and Civil Aviation Azimul Haque has been given the additional charge of Chief Commissioner of GST. He was relieved from the post of Secretary of PHE & Water Supply.
GA, DA Secretary Sadhana Deori has been given the additional charge of Secretary of Tourism and SA, while Secretary of Horticulture, Economics and Statistics Mimum Tayeng has been given additional charge of Secretary of Agriculture.
Secretary Tourism, Planning and DoTCL Joram Beda has been appointed as Papum Pare Deputy Commissioner, and Secretary of RD and PR Rinchin Tashi has been given the additional charge of DoTCL.
Himanshu Gupta has been relieved from the charge of Secretary of Education and SDE. He, however, retained the post of Special Secretary CMO, IPR & Printing, Stationery, with the additional charge of Special Secretary of Planning.
Nitu Tsering Glow, who was currently holding the charge of Special Secretary of Personnel and Transport, has been appointed as Special Secretary of SDE, Industries, and Textiles & Handicrafts.
While Kinny Singh will take the charge as Special Secretary of WCD and SJETA, WRD Secretary Geyum Padu has been given the additional charge of Secretary of Fisheries, replacing M Surya Prakash, the release said.
