Bihar New Departments IAS Appointments have brought a major reshuffle in the state administration. The Nitish Kumar government has appointed five IAS officers to lead three newly created departments in Bihar.
Bihar New Departments IAS Appointments include Rajiv Roshan as Secretary of the Higher Education Department. He earlier served as the Divisional Commissioner of Saran. Dr Kaushal Kishore will head the Youth, Employment, and Skill Development Department. He previously worked as the Divisional Commissioner of Darbhanga.
Nilesh Ramchandra Devre has taken charge as Secretary-in-Charge of the Civil Aviation Department. Earlier, he served as Special Secretary in the Cabinet Coordination Department.
With these additions, Bihar now has 48 government departments. The Sports Department, created recently, stands as the 45th department.
Meanwhile, the General Administration Department issued fresh transfer orders. Ajay Yadav has been relieved of additional charge of the Education Department. Avnish Kumar Singh, Divisional Commissioner of Munger, received extra responsibility as Commissioner of Bhagalpur Division.
Himanshu Kumar Rai was transferred from Bhagalpur to Darbhanga. He will also handle additional charge of Tirhut and Saran divisions.
The cabinet approved these three new departments to support the government’s promise of creating 10 million jobs in five years. The move aims to open more employment avenues for Bihar’s youth.
