Ranchi: The Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Official Language Department has issued an order for immediate transfer and posting of several Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. The newly appointed district magistrates and deputy commissioners have been directed to exercise powers granted under Section 14 of the Indian Citizen Protection Code, 2023.
Ajay Nath Jha, who was serving as the Director of Horticulture, Jharkhand, with additional charge as Managing Director of the Jharkhand State Agricultural Marketing Board in Ranchi, has been posted as the Commissioner of Tribal Welfare. Faiz A Ahmad Mumtaz, previously Deputy Commissioner of Bokaro, has been appointed as the District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner of Ramgarh. Aditya Ranjan, who was the Director of Information Technology and E-Governance, is now the District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner of Dhanbad. Ram Nivas Yadav, former Director of Higher Education, has been transferred as District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner of Giridih.
R. Ronita, Director of the Jharkhand Space Application Centre (JSAC) and Chief Executive Officer of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Innovation Lab (ABVIL), has been posted as District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner of Khunti. Naman Priyesh Lakra, Deputy Commissioner of Giridih, is now District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner of Deoghar. Anjali Yadav, Director of Tourism, has been appointed as District Magistrate and Controller of the Jharkhand Combined Entrance Examination. Karn Satyarthi, with additional charge of the Examination Competition Board, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Ramgarh, while Chandan Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Gumla, has been transferred as Deputy Commissioner of Godda.
Additionally, new appointments have been made for District Magistrates and Deputy Commissioners of East Singhbhum (Jamshedpur) and West Singhbhum (Chaibasa).