Patna, August 28, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Bihar government on Friday transferred six senior IAS officers in a fresh administrative reshuffle, including new postings for the Deputy Development Commissioners (DDCs) of Nawada and Kaimur districts.
The General Administration Department issued the transfer notification on Friday, marking another round of changes in the state’s senior administrative machinery.
According to the order, Ujjwal Kumar Singh, a 2011-batch IAS officer serving as Director of the Animal Husbandry Department, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary in the Rural Development Department.
Shrikant Shastri, a 2012-batch IAS officer who was awaiting posting, has been appointed Director of the Animal Husbandry Department. Shastri had earlier served as District Magistrate of Begusarai before being transferred from the post last week.
Vivek Ranjan Maitreya, a 2017-batch IAS officer and former District Magistrate of Siwan, has been appointed Additional Secretary in the Information and Public Relations Department.
Nitin Kumar Singh, a 2018-batch IAS officer who was also awaiting posting, has been appointed Director of the Secondary Education Department.
At the district level, Nilima Sahu, a 2021-batch IAS officer serving as DDC, Nawada, has been transferred and appointed Joint Secretary in the Health Department.
Divya Shakti, a 2022-batch IAS officer and DDC, Kaimur, has been appointed Commissioner of the Excise and Prohibition Department. She has previously handled key administrative responsibilities in Patna.
The latest reshuffle comes days after another round of transfers, indicating continued changes within Bihar’s administrative setup.
On August 26, the state government transferred and posted nine officers of the Bihar Administrative Service. Among them, Ajay Kumar, Senior Deputy Collector, Gopalganj, was posted as Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Darbhanga, while Vishal, District Panchayati Raj Officer, Sitamarhi, was appointed SDO, Hajipur.
Sujit Kumar, District Panchayati Raj Officer, Jehanabad, was posted as SDO, Areraj; Om Prakash Lal, Senior Deputy Collector, Rohtas, as SDO, Jagdishpur; and Santosh Kumar, Land Reforms Deputy Collector, Bikramganj, as SDO, Madhubani Sadar.
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