Raipur: Women IAS officers now serve as collectors in 12 of Chhattisgarh’s 33 districts after the state government announced an administrative reshuffle on August 18. On Tuesday, the Vishnu Deo Sai-led Chhattisgarh government carried out a major administrative reshuffle. According to the order, 22 IAS officers and one IFS officer have been given new postings. Meanwhile, collectors of six districts have also been transferred, while several senior officials have been assigned responsibilities in the state secretariat and various departments. IAS officer Saumil Ranjan Chaubey has been assigned the additional charge of Managing Director of the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board. Nilesh Kshirsagar, who previously held the post of Kanker Collector for a considerable period, has now been appointed Director of Urban Administration and Development. Meanwhile, IAS officer Saumil Ranjan Chaubey will also take charge as Managing Director of the Tourism Board. The administrative changes also saw new collectors appointed in Kanker, Kawardha, Gariaband, Mungeli, Sakti and Mohla-Manpur. Kundan Kumar, who previously served as Mungeli Collector, will now take charge as Collector of Kanker. Meanwhile, IFS officer Vivek Acharya was sent back to the Forest and Climate Change Department after relieving him of his charge as Managing Director of the Chhattisgarh Tourism Board. Kawardha Collector Gopal Verma has been transferred to the Mantralaya, where he will serve as Joint Secretary in the Forest and Climate Change Department. Women IAS officers currently serving as collectors in 12 Chhattisgarh districts include Nupur Rashi Panna in Kondagaon, Pratishtha Mamgai in Bemetara, Namrata Jain in Narayanpur, Divya Mishra in Balod, Rena Jamil in Surajpur, Jayshree Jain in Sakti, Tulika Prajapati in Kabirdham, Tanuja Salam in Mohla-Manpur, Padmini Bhoi Sahu in Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Chandan Sanjay Tripathi in Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Santan Devi Jangde in Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur and Roktima Yadav in Korea. The reshuffle take place on August 18 was part of a broader administrative reorganisation in Chhattisgarh, with IAS officers transferred and given new responsibilities across districts and government departments. Professionals & enthusiasts who write about politics to science, from economy to education, from local issues to national events and global affairs, t... View More