Promotions of IAS, IPS, and IFS Officers in Rajasthan
Ranvir Singh
Jaipur (Rajasthan): The Rajasthan government has announced promotions for 27 IAS, 45 IPS, and 29 IFS officers just before the New Year. Separate orders have been issued by the Department of Personnel, and these promotions, effective from January 1, allow officers to continue in their current positions for now.
Key IAS Promotions:
Praveen Gupta (Principal Secretary, PWD) and Bhaskar E. Sawant (Principal Secretary, PHED) have been promoted to the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) rank, moving from Above Super Time to Chief Secretary Pay Scale.
Siddharth Sihag, Joint Secretary to the Chief Minister, has been promoted from Junior Administrative Scale to Selection Scale, now holding the rank of Special Secretary.
Barmer Collector Tina Dabi (2016 batch) and her sister Ria Dabi (2021 batch) received promotions:
Tina Dabi: From Senior Scale to Junior Administrative Scale.
Ria Dabi: From Junior Scale to Senior Scale.
Siddharth Sihag and his wife Rukmini Riyad, both 2012 batch IAS officers, were also promoted together. Similarly, Jasmeet Singh Sandhu and his wife Artika Shukla received promotions.
Other IAS Promotions:
Above Super Time to Chief Secretary Pay Scale: Praveen Gupta and Bhaskar Sawant.
Super Time to Above Super Time Scale: Manju Rajpal and Devashish Prusti.
Selection to Super Time Scale: Kumarpal Gautam and Vishram Meena.
Junior Administrative to Selection Scale: Rukmini Riyad, Omprakash Kasera, Siddharth Sihag, Himanshu Gupta, Namit Mehta, Tikamchand Bohra, Harjilal Atal.
Senior to Junior Administrative Scale: Tina Dabi, Athar Aamir-ul-Shafi Khan (Proforma Promotion), Jasmeet Singh Sandhu, Dr. Amit Yadav, Pratap Singh, Dr. Manju, Dr. Ravindra Goswami, Rohitashwa Singh Tomar, Artika Shukla.
Junior to Senior Scale: Gaurav Budania, Ria Dabi, Ravi Kumar, Avhad Nivrutti Somnath, Juiker Prateek Chandrashekhar, Salukhe Gaurav Ravindra.
Key IPS Promotions:
IG to ADG: Lata Manoj Kumar was promoted, while Umesh Datta and Navjyoti Gogoi received proforma promotions due to central deputation.
New IGs: Dr. Ravi, Mamta Rahul (Proforma), Kailashchand Vishnoi, Barhat Rahul Manhardan (Proforma), Satyendra Kumar (Proforma), Randhir Singh.
New DIGs: Anand Sharma, Gaurav Yadav, Bhuvan Bhushan Yadav, Prahlad Singh Krishniya, Sharad Chaudhary, Rajan Dushyant, Shankar Datt Sharma, Ram Murti Joshi, Arshad Ali, Alok Srivastava.
Junior Administrative to Selection Scale: Rashi Dogra Dudi, Mamta Gupta, Pooja Avana, Adarsh Sidhu, Dr. Kiran Kang Sidhu, Jai Yadav, Abhijit Singh, Vineet Kumar Bansal, Shyam Singh, Narayan Togas.
Senior to Junior Administrative Scale: Harsh Vardhan Agarwala, Dr. Amrita Duhan, Rajesh Kumar Meena, Richa Tomar, Digant Anand.
Junior to Senior Scale: Nishchay Prasad M., Prashant Kiran, Hemant Kalal, Kamble Sharan Gopinath, Roshan Meena, B. Aditya, Abhishek Andasu, Manish Kumar.
Key IFS Promotions:
Principal CCF: T.J. Kavitha was promoted from Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) to Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) pay scale.
New Conservators of Forests: Sugana Ram Jat, Sonal Zorihar, Ashutosh Ojha, Sangram Singh Katiyar, Monali Sen, Upkar Borona.
Junior Administrative to Selection Scale: Kavita Singh, Ajay Chittora, S. Sharath Babu, Ashok Kumar, Harikishan Saraswat, Devendra Pratap Jagawat, Sanjay Prakash Bhadu, Ramesh Kumar Malpani, Rajendra Kumar Hooda, Mahendra Kumar Sharma, Sudarshan Sharma, Mukesh Saini.
Senior to Junior Administrative Scale: Vijay Shankar Pandey, Shravan Kumar R., Venkadoth Chetan Kumar, Suresh Kumar Abusaria, Virendra Singh Zora, Jignesh Sharma.
Junior to Senior Scale: Rahul Jhanjhadia, Kumar Shubham, Mridula Singh.
This round of promotions showcases the government’s commitment to recognizing and rewarding the contributions of its civil servants.