Jaipur:
The Rajasthan authorities has effected a serious bureaucratic reshuffle – together with assigning 4 ladies with sturdy monitor data and a clear picture to move crucial departments, reminiscent of city improvement for capital metropolis Jaipur, which is able to host a serious buyers in early December.
The modifications point out that Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma – a shock decide by the ruling BJP to exchange Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot after final 12 months’s election – has bedded into his new position.
The message, sources advised EDNBOX, is that this authorities “just isn’t taking timid steps”.
The modifications additionally come after a dig by Mr Gehlot, who mentioned the IAS officers working his Congress authorities have been additionally working that of the BJP.
The ‘huge 4’ postings are Anandi, who will now head the Jaipur Improvement Authority; Arti Dogra, who’s the brand new Chairperson of the state’s electrical energy discoms; Gayatri Rathore, who will take cost as Well being Secretary; and Shuchi Tyagi, who would be the Transport Commissioner.
The 4 ladies take cost at essential junctures for every authorities physique.
The Jaipur Improvement Authority was raided by the state anti-corruption bureau final month, after which a number of officers have been arrested and over 100 transferred. The JDA faces a serious problem in getting the town prepared for the buyers’ summit, notably after the monsoons.
Sustained electrical energy provide and dependable public transportation can even be within the highlight throughout the summit, underlining expectations towards Ms Dogra and Ms Tyagi.
IAS officer Shuchi Tyagi is Jaipur’s new Transport Commissioner.
And, following heavy rains and flooding, fears of vector-borne ailments will imply Ms Rathore, who was earlier the Tourism Secretary, could have her fingers full.
General, 108 IAS officers have been shuffled round, additionally together with eight new Collectors for Jaipur, one in all whom is Jitendra Soni, who acquired plaudits for his work throughout the Jalore floods and for a programme to offer footwear to youngsters within the district.
Additionally, the state’s Jal Jeevan Mission, which was below scrutiny over alleged monetary irregularities throughout the earlier authorities, has been given a brand new chief – Bhasker Sawant.
Amongst different transfers is a brand new Collector for Barmer – Tina Dabi, the high-profile bureaucrat whose marriage ceremony to fellow IAS officer Pradeep Gawande final 12 months made headlines.
Ms Dabi rose to fame in 2015 as the primary Dalit to prime the aggressive Civil Companies examination. She was earlier the District Collector for Jaisalmer.