Chandigarh, November 11, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Punjab Government has ordered the transfer and posting of 20 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, bringing significant changes to district administration and several key government departments.
The reshuffle includes the Deputy Commissioners of Ludhiana, Patiala, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Rupnagar, Tarn Taran and Barnala, besides senior officers holding responsibilities in municipal administration, transport, sports, rural development and other departments.
According to the orders issued by the Department of Personnel (IAS Branch) on November 10, 2026, the transfers and postings have been made on administrative grounds with immediate effect.
Under the reshuffle, Himanshu Aggarwal has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, while Himanshu Jain will take over as Deputy Commissioner, Patiala.
Komal Mittal has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Rupnagar, and Aaditya Dachalwal has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar.
Nirmal Ouseppachan has been appointed Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran, while Abhijeet Kaplish has been given charge as Deputy Commissioner, Barnala, along with the additional responsibility of Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Barnala.
The government has also made changes in senior departmental assignments, including the postings of Rahul Gupta, Rahul, Anupam Kaler, Harpreet Singh, Manisha Rana and Nikas Kumar.
Complete List of 20 IAS Officers: Present and New Postings
1. Komal Mittal, IAS (2014)
Present Posting: Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar.
New Posting: Deputy Commissioner, Rupnagar, in place of Aaditya Dachalwal, IAS.
2. Himanshu Aggarwal, IAS (2014)
Present Posting: Deputy Commissioner, Patiala.
New Posting: Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana, in place of Himanshu Jain, IAS.
3. Abhijeet Kaplish, IAS (2015)
Present Posting: Chief Executive, Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), with additional charge as Director, Sports and Youth Services.
New Posting: Deputy Commissioner, Barnala, with additional charge as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Barnala, in place of Harpreet Singh, IAS.
4. Aaditya Dachalwal, IAS (2016)
Present Posting: Deputy Commissioner, Rupnagar.
New Posting: Deputy Commissioner, SAS Nagar, in place of Komal Mittal, IAS.
5. Rahul Gupta, IAS (2016)
Present Posting: Managing Director, MILKFED.
New Posting: Special Secretary, Transport.
6. Himanshu Jain, IAS (2017)
Present Posting: Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana.
New Posting: Deputy Commissioner, Patiala, in place of Himanshu Aggarwal, IAS.
7. Rahul, IAS (2017)
Present Posting: Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran.
New Posting: Services placed at the disposal of the Department of Cooperation for posting as Managing Director, MILKFED, in place of Rahul Gupta, IAS. He has also been assigned the post of Chief Executive, Punjab Energy Development Agency, in place of Abhijeet Kaplish, IAS.
8. Anupam Kaler, IAS (2017)
Present Posting: Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Kapurthala.
New Posting: Special Secretary, Defence Services Welfare.
9. Harpreet Singh, IAS (2019)
Present Posting: Deputy Commissioner, Barnala, with additional charge as Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Barnala.
New Posting: Director, Sports and Youth Services, relieving Abhijeet Kaplish, IAS, of the additional charge.
10. Manisha Rana, IAS (2019)
Present Posting: Managing Director, PRTC, Patiala.
New Posting: Director, Promotion of Information Technology Industry, against a vacant post.
11. Nirmal Ouseppachan, IAS (2019)
Present Posting: Additional Secretary, Coordination, with additional charge as Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Secretary, Punjab.
New Posting: Deputy Commissioner, Tarn Taran, in place of Rahul, IAS.
12. Nikas Kumar, IAS (2020)
Present Posting: Additional Secretary, General Administration and Coordination.
New Posting: Additional Secretary, Coordination, with additional charge as Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Secretary, Punjab, in place of Nirmal Ouseppachan, IAS.
13. Kanchan, IAS (2020)
Present Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Bathinda, with additional charge as Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Bathinda.
New Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Sri Muktsar Sahib, in place of Davy Goyal, IAS.
14. Krishna Pal Rajpoot, IAS (2022)
Present Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Ferozepur.
New Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Ferozepur, in place of Amandeep Kaur-II, PCS.
15. Davy Goyal, IAS (2022)
Present Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Sri Muktsar Sahib, with additional charge as Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Sri Muktsar Sahib.
New Posting: Additional Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayats.
16. Sunil, IAS (2023)
Present Posting: Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Balachaur.
New Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Patiala, in place of Damanjit Singh Mann, PCS.
17. Rakesh Kumar Meena, IAS (2023)
Present Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Hoshiarpur.
New Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Pathankot, relieving Arshdeep Singh Lubana, PCS, of the additional charge.
18. Ayush Goel, IAS (2023)
Present Posting: Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Tapa.
New Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Mansa, in place of Poonam Singh, PCS.
19. Pallavi Mishra, IAS (2023)
Present Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (Rural Development), Amritsar.
New Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Amritsar, against a vacant post.
20. Shreyansaa Jain, IAS (2023)
Present Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Ludhiana.
New Posting: Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jagraon, in place of Vineet Kumar, PCS.
Officers Directed to Join Immediately
The government has directed all the officers concerned to join their new places of posting immediately without availing joining time.
The authorities concerned have also been instructed to make internal arrangements for the disposal of work relating to posts falling vacant as a result of the reshuffle.
The transfer and posting orders were issued with the approval of the competent authority.
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