With bureaucratic reshuffle, addresses of many senior IAS officers in Rajasthan secretariat has also been changed. Rooms like homes are considered prestige point for officers and reflect their importance in the government. Bureaucratic reshuffle is meant to replenish critical human resource in governments.
The room of Subodh Agarwal, who has been shunted out of secretariat to Indira Gandhi Panchayatiraj Sansthan, was on top in demand. All senior IAS officers eyed that lavish room but at the end the room was allotted to Shikhar Agrawal, additional chief secretary, forest, environment and climate change.
The room of Shikar Agrawal has been given to Sandeep Verma, who has been appointed as additional chief secretary public works department. Verma was earlier ACS science and technology.
The room of Sandeep Verma has been allotted to his batchmate Kuldeep Ranka, who has come back to secretariat after an eventful innings at chief minister office.
The room, which got vacant after the retirement of Veenu Gupta, former ACS industries department, has been allotted to T Ravikanth, who is principal secretary UDH.
Senior IAS officer Ajitabh Sharma, who has come back to secretariat after 30 months, has been allotted room of Mahesh Chandra Sharma, who was secretary devasthan and has been transferred to divisional commissioner Ajmer.
Ajitabh Sharma, despite being a dynamic officer, was kept away from action for long time by Congress government. The BJP government brought him the mainstream by appointing him as the principal secretary industries.
Husband gets Wife's room
Rajan Vishal, who was special secretary to former chief minister Ashok Gehlot has been allotted his wife Archana Singh's room. While Vishal, who was put on APO, has been posted as secretary minority affairs, Archana Singh has been transferred as registrar, cooperative. Singh was earlier special secretary home.
Ashutosh A T Pednekar, who has come to secretariat after his stint as chairman Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Limited and Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation, has been allotted the room of Manju Rajpal, who has been appointed as commissioner Jaipur Development Authority. Pednekar has been appointed as secretary rural development.
Krishna Kunal, who has been appointed as secretary women and child welfare, has been allotted room in main building earlier occupied by Jitendra Upadhyay. Kunal was working from Food building. His previous room has now been allotted to Shaili Kishanani, who has been appointed a secretary devasthan in the new transfer list.
Jogaram, who has come back to secretariat after a brief stint as commissioner JDA, has been given room of Dr Govind Sharma, who was advisor to former chief minister Ashok Gehlot.
Arti Dogra, who has come back from chief minister office has been allotted the room previous occupied by T Ravikanth. Another secretary of former chief minister Gaurav Goyal has been allotted room of Chandrabhan, who was chairman of 20 points programme in Gehlot government.
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