Mumbai: In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the Maharashtra government led by Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has transferred IAS officers on January 29. Mr Dheeraj Kumar has been appointed as the Secretary of Medical Education and Drugs while the government hasappointed the incumbent Additional Chief Secretary Dinesh Waghmare as the state Chief Election Commissioner.

The government has transferred the Secretary of Financial Reforms in the Finance Department Shaila A as the Secretary of Treasury and Accounts in the Finance Department. Richa Bangla, Secretary of Treasury and Accounts in the Finance Department has been posted as Secretary of Financial Reforms in the Finance Department.

The state Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ajit Pawar will present the budget for 2025-26 during the budget session of the state legislature which will start on March 3, therefore the transfers of Shaila and Bangla are important.

Ajit Pawar has already started taking the pre-budget meetings with all departments.

The government has posted Maharashtra State Finance Corporation Managing Director Manish Verma as the Additional Chief Secretary of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. The post has been upgraded to the rank of Additional Chief Secretary from the rank of Secretary. The present Secretary of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ganesh Patil has been appointed as the Secretary of the Soil and Water Conservation Department.

Mahesh Awhad, who previously served as Managing Director of Haffkine Bio-Pharmaceutical Corporation, has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Maharashtra Medical Goods Procurement Authority.

Krishnakant Kanwaria has been appointed as the Assistant Collector of Shahada sub-division, Nandurbar.

The government has appointed Suhas Gade as the Gadchiroli zilla parishad Chief Executive Officer.