In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Delhi Government transferred 72 senior officers, including IAS and DANICS officials, with several being given additional charges across departments.

According to an order from the Services Department, 36 Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre IAS officers from different batches were either assigned new responsibilities or moved to other departments. The reshuffle also involved 36 officers from the Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Civil Services (DANICS).

Key appointments include Santosh D Vaidya (IAS, 1998), who has been appointed principal secretary (home) and will also hold additional charges of finance, planning and industries. Bipul Pathak (IAS, 1992), additional chief secretary (social welfare), has been given additional charge of the SC/ST/OBC Welfare Department.

In the health sector, Rupesh Kumar Thakur (IAS, 2006), CEO of the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board, has been appointed secretary (health and family welfare), replacing Nikhil Kumar (IAS, 2002), who will now serve as commissioner (trade and taxes).