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Delhi Government Reshuffles 33 Senior Bureaucrats in Major Administrative Shake-up
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News18•08-10-2026, 23:00
Delhi Government Reshuffles 33 Senior Bureaucrats in Major Administrative Shake-up
- •The Delhi government has rejigged the charges of 22 IAS and 11 DANICS cadre officers in a major bureaucratic reshuffle.
- •Rupesh Kumar was removed as Health secretary and will now serve solely as the DUSIB chief executive officer amid an ongoing ACB investigation.
- •Awanish Kumar has been appointed as the new Excise Commissioner as the department works on developing a new excise policy.
- •Several other key officers saw changes to their portfolios, including Niharika Rai, Mekala Chaitanya Prasad, and Sanjay Kumar.
Key Questions Answered
Rupesh Kumar was removed as Health Secretary and is set to serve exclusively as the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board (DUSIB) chief executive officer.
He was removed amid an Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) investigation looking into alleged irregularities regarding the Health department's procurement of medicines and medical supplies.
Awanish Kumar, a 2014-batch IAS officer who previously held the charge of director Technical Training and Higher Education, has been appointed as the new Excise Commissioner.
