In next few days there will be full lights, camera, action in bureaucracy. Amid the imminent massive reshuffle, 11 IAS officers, 3 IPS, 29 RAS and one IFS officers who are put on APO will get postings. There are 255 serving IAS officers in the cadre, 203 and 865 serving RAS officers. There are 97 IFS officers also posted across the state.
Among 11 IAS officers, four officers – Kuldeep Ranka, Gaurav Goyal, Arti Dogra and Rajan Vishal– part of former chief minister Ashok Gehlot's secretariat – have been put on APO on Saturday. One Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Rajesh Gupta who was secretary to CM has also been put on APO.
Five officers – Gaurav Budania, Ria Dabi, Ravi Kumar, Avhad Nivrutti Somnath, Juikar Pratik Chandrashekhar and Salunkhe Gaurav Ravindra – all from 2021 batch have completed their field training and awaiting posting orders.
One IAS Pukhraj Sain, who was removed from Alwar Collector on recommendation of election commission of India (ECI), is also waiting to get posted.
Apart from that three IPS officers are also awaiting their posting orders. These include Prahlad Singh Krishania, Manish Kumar and Krishan Chand, who was recently removed from Shahpura SP post and was put on APO on disciplinary grounds.
Manish Kumar, a 2021 batch officer and husband of IAS Ria Dabi have just got inter cadre transfer from Maharashtra and will get his first posting in Rajasthan.
One IPS officer Manish Agrawal, 2010 batch, has been under suspension for allegedly involved in an extortion racket raising money from a road construction contractor.
Among RAS officers, as many as 29 officers are awaiting their posting orders while 10 are facing suspension. Departmental enquiries are underway and some of them will soon get posting also specially those who have been suspended for not joining their duties after getting transferred.
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