The Haryana government on Tuesday appointed Dusmanta Kumar Behera as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and Pankaj as commissioner of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG), replacing Phool Chand Meena and Pradeep Dahiya, respectively, in a major administrative reshuffle.
Behera, a 2007-batch IAS officer, will also head the Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority (FMDA), according to the transfer orders issued by chief secretary Anurag Rastogi. Meena, a 2004-batch IAS officer who headed both GMDA and FMDA, has been transferred as commissioner and secretary in the human resources and general administration departments. In another key appointment, Mohd Imran Raza, a 2015-batch IAS officer, has been posted as additional CEO of GMDA, replacing Vishwajeet Chaudhary.
He was previously serving as commissioner and secretary in the human resources and general administration departments. Raza was previously director of human resources and special secretary in the human resources and general administration departments.
The reshuffle comes amid efforts by the state government to improve sanitation, sewage management, roads and other civic infrastructure in Gurugram. The government had recently held several meetings with MCG and GMDA officials to review these issues. He will also serve as director of human resources and special secretary in the human resources and general administration departments.
Among other appointments, 2012-batch IAS officer Shakti Singh has been posted as director of sports and special secretary in the sports department.
The transfers take effect immediately, according to the government order.
