Jharkhand posts seven IAS officers in key departments

Ranchi: The Jharkhand government on Wednesday transferred and posted seven IAS officers who had been awaiting postings, assigning them responsibilities in various departments.

According to a notification issued by the Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasha Department on November 4, 2026, IAS officer Ajay Garg (2022 batch) has been appointed Joint Secretary in the Building Construction Department, with headquarters in Ranchi.

Six other IAS officers, all belonging to the 2024 batch, have been appointed Under Secretaries in different departments. Siddhant Kumar has been posted in the Finance Department, Anand Sharma in the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Cooperative Department, and Nazish Umar Ansari in the Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Caste, Minority and Backward Class Welfare Department.

Similarly, Himanshu Lal has been appointed Under Secretary in the Rural Development Department, Deepti Rohilla in the Health, Medical Education and Family Welfare Department, and Kriti Kamna in the School Education and Literacy Department.

All six officers will be based in Ranchi. The notification, issued by the Personnel Department on behalf of the Governor of Jharkhand, was signed by the department’s Joint Secretary.

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