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Administrative reshuffle in Bihar, 83 officers transferred
Samira Vishwas | August 30, 2026 3:24 PM CST

Patna. The Bihar government made a major reshuffle in the administrative and police departments late Saturday night and transferred a total of 83 officers. The General Administration Department has issued notification for transfer of 56 officers of Bihar Administrative Service, while the Home Department has issued notification of transfer of 27 police officers of Bihar Police Service.

After the transfer, many officers have been given new responsibilities in important departments and districts. According to the notification issued by the General Administration Department, most of the transferred Bihar Administrative Service officers were currently awaiting posting. Among these, Rakesh Kumar has been made Deputy Secretary in Road Construction Department, Manish Kumar has been made Deputy Secretary in General Administration Department and Abhinav Kumar has been made Deputy Secretary in Youth, Employment and Skill Development Department.

Similarly, Anil Kumar has been given the responsibility of Officer on Special Duty in Dairy, Fisheries and Animal Resources Department and Abhishek Kumar has been given the responsibility of Deputy Secretary in Urban Development and Housing Department. Vandana Sinha has been made Deputy Secretary in the Art and Culture Department, Suveer Ranjan as Deputy Secretary in the Water Resources Department and Avinash Kumar as Deputy Secretary in the Revenue and Land Reforms Department.

Many officers in the transfer list have been given important responsibilities in the districts also. Neeraj Kumar has been made the Settlement Officer of Sheikhpura, Prabhat Kumar has been made the Settlement Officer of Munger and Shankar Sharan Omi has been made the Settlement Officer of Purnia. Meanwhile, Sandeep Kumar has been made the settlement officer of Jehanabad. Apart from this, Ritu Rani has been made Senior Deputy Collector of Gopalganj, Amit Vikram Baina has been made Senior Deputy Collector of Rohtas, Nikhil Kumar has been made Senior Deputy Collector of Saharsa and Nidhi Raj has been made Senior Deputy Collector of West Champaran. Santosh Kumar has been made the sub-divisional officer of Gopalganj, while Pooja Kumari has been made the sub-divisional officer of Rosra, Samastipur.

At the same time, 27 officers of Bihar Police Service have also been transferred. According to the notification of the Home Department, Son Kumar Rai has been made the Superintendent of Police (Administration) of Patna. Meanwhile, Umeshwar Choudhary has been made Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Phulwarisharif and Premchand Singh has been made Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Chhapra Sadar. Polast Kumar has been made Sub Divisional Police Officer of Mahua, Vaishali, Sushil Kumar of Ara Sadar and Prashant Kumar of Begusarai Sadar. Gulshan Kumar has got the responsibility of Deputy Superintendent of Police in Gaya Railway.

In the list, Rajesh Kumar has been made Sub Divisional Police Officer of Hathua, Gopalganj, Ajit Pratap Singh Chauhan has been made Dhamdaha, Purnia, Amarkant has been made Sub Divisional Police Officer of Manjhaul, Begusarai and Satish Suman has been made Sub Divisional Police Officer of Samastipur Sadar. Apart from this, Pankaj Kumar Mishra has been made Motihari Sadar, Gorakh Ram has been made Dumraon, Anand Mohan Gupta has been made Siwan Sadar, Nishikant Bharti has been made Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Saharsa, and Chandra Bhushan has been made Sub-Divisional Police Officer of Daudnagar, Aurangabad.

Officers of 2024 and 2025 batch are also included in the transfer of police officers. Abhinav Kumar has been given the responsibility of Bajirganj, Gaya, Pankaj Kumar Singh has been given the responsibility of Triveniganj, Supaul, Pawan Kumar has been given the responsibility of Veerpur, Supaul and Pawan Kumar Singh has been given the responsibility of Udakishunganj, Madhepura. This comprehensive administrative reshuffle made by the government late last night is being seen as an effort to make the functioning of districts and departments more effective in the coming days.


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