Chhattisgarh Government Transfers Four IAS Officers, Abhijeet Singh Given Charge Of Health Education

The Chhattisgarh Government has issued transfer orders for four Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, assigning them new responsibilities. As per the orders from the General Administration, the officers affected by the transfer include Abhijeet Singh (2012 batch), Prabhat Malik (2015 batch), Prakhar Chandrakar (2022 batch), and Namrata Choubey (2022 batch).

Abhijeet Singh, who is currently the Joint Secretary in the Home and Jail Department, has been given the additional charge of Joint Secretary in the Health Education Department. Similarly, Prabhat Malik, presently serving as the CEO of Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society (CHIPS), has been assigned the additional role of Joint Secretary in the Department of Electronics and Information Technology.

Meanwhile, the 2022 batch probationary officers have also received new postings. Prakhar Chandrakar, the current Assistant Collector in Kanker, has been appointed as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Sarangarh. Namrata Choubey, who was serving as the Assistant Collector in Baloda Bazar, will now take on the role of SDM in Saraipali, Mahasamund district. These officers will soon assume their new duties following the state government’s directive.

Deliberations on Financial Self-Reliance of Local Bodies, Practical Suggestions from State Finance Commission Dehradun: Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan, along with the Chairman and members of the 6th State Finance Commission N. Ravishankar, held detailed discussions on enhancing the financial self-reliance, administrative capacity, and overall contribution of municipal bodies (Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils, Nagar Panchayats) and Zilla Panchayats to the state economy. The meeting highlighted that despite multiple opportunities for financial independence, local bodies are not achieving the expected level of self-reliance due to administrative and policy gaps. Constraints include limited local revenue sources, traditional slow work culture, lack of clear bylaws, inadequate land management, and excessive political centralization. The Chief Secretary urged the Finance Commission to provide practical, timely, and implementable suggestions to strengthen the financial capacity of urban and district local bodies. The Commission recommended interventions in land management, revenue-generating bylaws, work culture, adoption of innovations, and effective execution. It also suggested shifting district plan allocations from a distribution-based approach to a need-and-outcome-based model. Commission members P. S. Jangpangi, M. C. Joshi, Secretary Nitesh Jha, Dilip Jawalkar, and Dr. R. Rajesh Kumar, along with relevant officials, attended the meeting.