The Punjab Government has ordered an administrative reshuffle involving five IAS officers, assigning them new responsibilities and additional charges with immediate effect. The transfer and posting orders were issued by the Department of Personnel, IAS Branch, on November 3, 2026, in the name of the Governor of Punjab.
The reshuffle includes senior-level changes in the departments of Finance, Excise and Taxation, Good Governance, Information Technology, Revenue, Education, Rural Development, Local Government and cooperative banking. The key appointments and additional responsibilities are as follows:
1\. Dhirendra Kumar Tiwari, IAS (1994): He has been assigned the responsibility of Additional Chief Secretary-cum-Financial Commissioner, Excise and Taxation. He will also continue to hold the additional charges of Additional Chief Secretary, Good Governance and Information Technology, and Additional Chief Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs. He has additionally been given the charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Labour, against a vacant post.
2\. Vinay Bublani, IAS (2008): The officer, who was serving as Commissioner, Patiala Division, Patiala, will continue in the same position while also taking over the additional charge of Commissioner, Roopnagar Division, Roopnagar. He has also been assigned the responsibility of Secretary, Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management.
3\. Deepti Uppal, IAS (2011): She has been appointed Special Secretary, School Education. She will additionally hold the responsibilities of Joint Managing Director-cum-CEO, Punjab Municipal Infrastructure Development Company; Chief Executive Officer, Punjab Water Supply and Sewerage Board; and Special Secretary, Revenue, Rehabilitation and Disaster Management.
4\. Amit Talwar, IAS (2013): He will continue as Special Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayats, and Nodal Officer for Drugs and Caste Census. In addition, he has been appointed Managing Director, The Punjab State Cooperative Bank Limited, relieving IAS officer Sanyam Aggarwal of the additional charge.
5\. T. Benith, IAS (2018): He will continue as Additional Secretary, Revenue and Rehabilitation, while also taking over as Managing Director, Punjab Infrastructure Development Board, against the vacant post.
The government has directed all the officers concerned to assume charge at their new places of posting immediately.
The latest reshuffle is aimed at realigning administrative responsibilities across key departments and filling vacant positions to ensure continuity in governance and departmental functioning. With additional charges being assigned in several important sectors, the new arrangements are expected to strengthen administrative coordination across the state.
