C M Bachawat, who has been secretary to the Commerce and Industry department, has been shifted to Food and Horticulture department as a secretary, a charge which he was holding additionally, state secretariat sources said.
Bachawat has been replaced in the Commerce and Industry department by an IAS officer S Kishore, now on central deputation.
Joint secretary in Finance department Anurag Srivastava has been transferred as District Magistrate, Darjeeling. Puneet Yadav, DM, Darjeeing has replaced Srivasatava in Finance department.
R S Shukla, who has been the secretary of Fire and Emergency services, has been made as Secretary, Agriculture and Agriculture marketing.
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