Bihar Government Promotes over 30 IAS officers; Senior officers elevated to Additional Chief Secretary Rank

Bihar Promotes Over 30 IAS Officers; Santosh Kumar Mall and Pankaj Kumar Elevated to Additional Chief Secretary Rank

The Bihar Government has approved the promotion of more than 30 IAS officers to various administrative grades, with the promotions scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2027.

Among the prominent officers elevated to the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) level are Santosh Kumar Mall, Principal Secretary, Disaster Management Department, and Pankaj Kumar, Principal Secretary, Home Department.

Several other officers have been promoted to the Principal Secretary, Secretary and Special Secretary levels as part of the latest cadre-level promotions.

Promotions to Additional Chief Secretary Rank:

The following senior IAS officers have been elevated to the top pay scale:

• Santosh Kumar Mall – Principal Secretary, Disaster Management Department.
• Pankaj Kumar – Principal Secretary, Home Department.

Promotion to Principal Secretary Rank:

• Pankaj Kumar Pal – Secretary, Road Construction Department, has been promoted to the Higher Administrative Grade (Principal Secretary).

Promotions to Secretary Rank:

The following IAS officers have been promoted to the Secretary level:

1. Himanshu Sharma – Special Secretary, Department of Science, Law and Technical Education.
2. Kapil – Managing Director, CONFED.
3. Dr. Nilesh Ramchandra Deore – Special Secretary.
4. Ujjwal Kumar – Special Secretary, Rural Development Department.
5. Naresh Jha – Settlement Officer, Katihar.
6. Brajesh Kumar – Settlement Officer, Madhepura.
7. Naveen Kumar – Special Secretary, Prohibition, Excise and Registration Department.
8. Udayan Mishra – Special Secretary, Tourism Department.

Officers Promoted to Special Secretary Rank:

A large group of IAS officers serving in various departments and field assignments has also been elevated to the Special Secretary level.

The officers include:

1. Udita Singh – District Magistrate, Nalanda.
2. Roshan Kushwaha – District Magistrate, Samastipur.
3. Shashank Sudhakar – District Magistrate, Gayaji.
4. Aditya Prakash – Additional Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department.
5. Amat Kumar Pandey – Additional Secretary, Revenue and Land Reforms Department.
6. Yashpal Meena – Municipal Commissioner, Patna Municipal Corporation.
7. Saurabh Jorwal – Managing Director, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited (SBPDCL).
8. Shyam Bihari Prasad – Bihar State Planning Board.
9. Sanjay Kumar – Additional Secretary, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department.
10. Sangita Singh – Additional Secretary, Minor Water Resources Department.
11. Mukesh Kumar Singh – Director, Provident Fund Directorate.
12. Gautam Paswan – Mission Director, Bihar Mahadalit Vikas Mission.
13. Ranjit Kumar – Additional Secretary, Youth, Employment and Skill Development Department.
14. Kalpana Kumari – Additional Secretary, Agriculture Department.
15. Praveen Kumar – Additional Secretary, Transport Department.
16. Mrutyunjay Kumar – Chief General Manager, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation.
17. Dr. Nandlal Arya – Settlement Officer, Buxar.
18. Sujit Kumar – Settlement Officer, Siwan.
19. Rajnish Kumar – Inspector General, Prisons.
20. Rakesh Ranjan – General Manager, BELTRON.
21. Sanjay Kumar – Additional Secretary, General Administration Department.
22. Shambhu Sharan – Additional Secretary, Health Department.
23. Rajesh Kumar Singh – Additional Secretary, Building Construction Department.
24. Sunil Kumar – Director, Audit.
25. Rajesh Kumar – Additional Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Department.
26. Madhav Kumar Singh – Additional Secretary and Additional Chief Electoral Officer.
27. Ahmed Mahmood – Additional Secretary, Science, Law and Technical Education Department.
28. Vinayak Mishra – Director, Mid-Day Meal.
29. Suman Kumar – Additional Secretary, Governor’s Secretariat.
30. Kumar Mangalam – Additional Secretary, Rural Affairs Department.
31. Warish Khan – Secretary, Bihar State Disaster Management Authority.
32. Akhilesh Kumar Singh – Additional Secretary, Agriculture Department.
33. Rajesh Bharti – Labour Commissioner.
34. Atul Kumar Verma – Administrator, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation.

The promotions cover officers working in key departments, district administrations, public sector organisations and various state government institutions.

The revised administrative grades will come into effect from January 1, 2027, marking a significant round of cadre-level promotions in the Bihar IAS establishment.