CHANDIGARH — The Punjab government has issued administrative orders assigning expanded roles and additional charges to five Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers across key state departments.
Senior bureaucrat Dhirendra Kumar Tiwari (1994 batch) has been assigned the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Labour Department, alongside his existing portfolios in Excise, Good Governance and Information Technology, and Parliamentary Affairs.
Among other key reallocations, Vinay Bublani (2008 batch), currently Commissioner of Patiala Division, takes on additional responsibilities as Commissioner of Rupnagar Division and Secretary, Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management. Deepti Uppal (2011 batch) has been appointed Special Secretary, Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management, while retaining her roles as Special Secretary, Local Government, JMD-cum-CEO of Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company, and CEO of Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board.
Additionally, Amit Talwar (2013 batch) has been appointed Managing Director of Punjab State Cooperative Bank, relieving Sanyam Aggarwal of the charge while retaining his duties as Special Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayats, and Nodal Officer for Drugs and Caste Census. T. Benith (2018 batch) has been designated Managing Director of the Punjab Infrastructure Development Board in addition to his role as Additional Secretary, Revenue and Rehabilitation.
