In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Government of Assam has reassigned several IAS officers to streamline governance and reinforce departmental leadership:
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Syedain Abbasi, Special Chief Secretary, is relieved from additional charges of Special CS, Irrigation Department and Resident Representative, Assam Government, New Delhi.
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Kailash Chand Samaria, Chairman, Board of Revenue, and ACS, Fishery Department, is additionally posted as ACS, Irrigation Department.
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Mrs. L Sweety Changsan, returning from Central Deputation, is posted as ACS, Revenue & Disaster Management Department, ACS, Department of Tribal Affairs (Plain), and CEO, ASDMA (additional charges).
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B Kalyan Chakravarthy, ACS, Panchayat & Rural Development, is relieved from additional charge of ACS, Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship Department.
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Mukesh Sahu is transferred and substantively posted as Principal Secretary, Transport Department with additional charges of Border Protection & Development, Implementation of Assam Accord, and Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship Departments.
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Rakesh Kumar, MD, APDCL, is relieved from additional charge of Commissioner & Secretary, Excise Department.
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Ashwani Kumar, Director, DITEC, will now also serve as Chief Data Officer under the Assam State Data Policy, 2022 (additional charge).
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Dr. Lakshmanan S is transferred and posted as Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), Assam and MD, Guwahati Smart City Limited with limited additional charge of Secretary, Industries, Commerce & Public Enterprises (CMAAA only).
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Adil Khan is now Secretary, Excise Department, and retains additional charges of Secretary, Welfare of Minorities Development, Barak Valley Development, and Irrigation Departments.
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Mrs. Riju Gogoi is appointed as Secretary, Home & Political Department.
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Deba Prasad Misra becomes Secretary, Administrative Reforms & Training, Pension & Public Grievances Department, and Director of Training, AASC (additional charge).
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Pallav Gopal Jha is relieved from charges of Secretary, Revenue & DM and Additional CEO, ASDMA, and gains the additional charge of MD, Guwahati Jal Board.
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Oinam Sarankumar Singh is posted as Secretary, Handloom, Textile and Sericulture Department, Secretary, Water Resources Department, and MD, Assam Silk Outreach Mission (additional charges).
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Dilip Kumar Borah is relieved from charges of Handloom, Textile and Sericulture Department and MD, Assam Silk Outreach Mission.
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Dr. Jeevan B is now Secretary, DIIS, Secretary, Housing and Urban Affairs, CEO, FREMAA, and Officer in charge, EAP Cell, and is relieved from additional charge of Chief Data Officer.
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Megha Nidhi Dahal receives additional charge as Commissioner, Industries & Commerce, Assam.
This reshuffle is aimed at ensuring efficiency, role clarity, and governance continuity across the key departments in Assam.
