MARKFED MD Kiran Kaushal shunted within 15 days of paddy procurement commencement
Team News Riveting
Raipur, November 27
Just before Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands in Chhattisgarh on a two-day visit starting November 29, the state government made a major administrative surgery affecting 13 senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers.
The removal of Managing Director (MD) of the state-run Marketing Federation (MARKFED), Kiran Kaushal drew the attention in the corridors of power. The 2009-batch IAS officer has been transferred to Mantralaya as secretary without any charge.
According to sources, her failure to handle the paddy procurement had been cited as a possible reason for stern action. The state government had received serious complaints about the irregularities in the procurement.
Being an important event in the state in terms of farmer welfare, paddy procurement started on November 15. Being the head of MARKFED, the nodal agency for procurement, she reportedly failed to put the things in order that resulted in farmers’ resentment spilling out in open.
The mismanagement had been so intense that the government feared farmers could stage agitation when the Prime Minister would be in the capital city. Jitendra Kumar Shukla, 2012 batch IAS officer, will succeed her.
The other officers affected include:
Shikha Rajput Tiwari (IAS 2008) shifted from Commissioner, Medical Education and Atty. Commissioner-in-Charge, AYUSH to Secretary State Election Commission. Dr Priyanka Shukla, (2009), Commissioner-cum-Director, Health Services and additional charge of Managing Director, National Rural Health Mission to Commissioner, Samagrah Shiksha and additional charge of MD, Text Book Corporation.
Padum Singh Elma, (2010), Director, Women and Children Development will be new Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited and Managing Director, Beverages Corporation.
Sanjeev Kumar Jha (2011) will be new Director, Health Services with additional charge of National Rural Health Mission.
Ritesh Kumar Aggarwal, (2012) gets additional charge if Commissioner, Medical Education.
Iffat Ara (2012) Additional Divisional Commissioner, Raipur Division, Raipur transferred as Special Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department with additional charge of Managing Director, Civil Supplies Corporation.
Santan Devi Jangde, (2016), Joint Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare in addition to his present duties as Director, AYUSH.
Sukhnath Ahirwar, (2016), Joint Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare Department.
Dr Renuka Srivastava (2019) Deputy Secretary, Urban Administration to Deputy Secretary, Women and Child Development Department and assigned the additional charge of Director, Women and Child Development.
Rita Yadav (2019) Additional Collector, Dhamtari as Managing Director Khadi and Village Industries Board.
Lokesh Kumar (2019), Director Horticulture with additional charge of Chirag Project CEO.
