Government Transfers 9 IAS transferred in Jharkhand, Rahul Kumar Sinha made Director Mines !!

In a move aimed at strengthening governance across key departments, the Jharkhand government has issued transfer and posting orders for nine IAS officers.

Suman Cathrine Kispotta, a 2010-batch IAS officer, has been appointed as Special Secretary in the Personnel, Administrative Reforms, and Rajbhasha Department after being on the waiting list. Rahul Kumar Sinha (IAS: 2011) will take charge as Director of Mines with an additional role as Managing Director of Jharkhand State Mineral Development Corporation Limited (JSMDC).

Shashi Prakash (IAS: 2011) has been reassigned as Special Secretary in the Revenue, Registration, and Land Reforms Department, while Mrityunjay Kumar Baranwal (IAS: 2013) will lead as the CEO of the Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) and MGNREGA Commissioner.

Shashi Ranjan (IAS: 2013), formerly with the Jharkhand Industrial Area Development Authority (JADA), will now serve as State Project Director of the Jharkhand Education Project Council (JEPC) and oversee the Mid-Day Meal Scheme and the Jharkhand Council of Educational Research and Training (JCERT).

Other key transfers include Kiran Kumar Pasi (IAS: 2013) as Director of Social Welfare, Aditya Ranjan (IAS: 2015) as Director of Animal Husbandry, and Garima Singh (IAS: 2016) as Joint Secretary in the Planning & Development Department. Prerna Dixit (IAS: 2017) has been appointed Managing Director of JADA.

The land of natural habitat, natural resources, and rich tribal culture, Ranchi has been in discussion recently. Amidst the violence and the horrific situation prevailing for some time, new changes have also been introduced to the state. The land of tribes, Jharkhand has recently welcomed its new Deputy Commissioner as Rahul Kumar Sinha, replacing the previous DC, Chhavi Ranjan.

As said by Rahul Kumar Sinha in an interview, the newly appointed DC has got a chance to make his birthplace his workplace. Shri Rahul Sinha took charge on 11th July 2022 as Deputy Commissioner in the Collectorate Office, Ranchi. Born and brought up in the state of Jharkhand, Rahul Sinha has completed his schooling at St. Xavier’s, Hazaribagh as well as DPS, Bokaro. Later, he completed his engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth in the year 2006. After this landmark in his career, the era of service and brilliance rose.

An immensely proud moment for him and his family was when he secured All India’s 60th rank in the UPSC Civil Services Exam in the year 2011. Thus, he was selected in Indian Administrative Services in the batch of 2011. He has also served as IPS in the past. Previously in 2009 he also cracked the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) in which he secured 13th rank. He has earlier served in the state as the Director of Tourism. In an interview, DC Sinha mentioned that he has always been a scholar throughout his career and it has all happened because of his patient attitude and hardworking ability.