HT Digital,
GUWAHATI, Dec 25: The Assam government has effected a major administrative reshuffle, appointing a new District Commissioner in violence-hit Karbi Anglong and transferring several IAS and ACS officers across key districts of the state.
As per official orders, Nirala Phangshopi, ACS, has been transferred from her post as District Commissioner of Karbi Anglong and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Hill Areas Department. She has been replaced by Aranyak Saikia, IAS (RR-2020), who was earlier serving as Staff Officer to the Chief Secretary.
The reshuffle comes at a sensitive time for Karbi Anglong, where the administration is focusing on restoring normalcy and maintaining law and order following recent unrest.
In other changes, Sumit Sattawan, IAS, has been transferred from Kamrup (Metro) to take charge as District Commissioner of Tinsukia, while Swapneel Paul, IAS, has moved from Tinsukia to Kamrup (Metro).
Aayush Garg, IAS, has been shifted from Sivasagar to Cachar as District Commissioner, while Mridul Yadav, IAS, has been transferred from Cachar to take charge of Sivasagar.
Dibakar Nath, IAS, has been posted as District Commissioner of Bongaigaon from Dhubri, while Nabadeep Pathak, ACS, has been transferred from Bongaigaon to Dhubri as District Commissioner.
Parag Kumar Kakaty, ACS, has been moved from Darrang to Golaghat as District Commissioner. Pulak Mahanta, ACS, the outgoing DC of Golaghat, has been appointed Inspector General of Prisons, Assam.
In the Bodoland region, Pankaj Chakravarty, ACS, has been posted as District Commissioner of Kokrajhar with additional charge as Director of Training at the Bodoland Administrative Staff College. Simi Karan, IAS, earlier Joint Secretary in the Environment and Forest Department, has been appointed District Commissioner of Tamulpur. Masanda Magdalin Pertin, IAS, has been transferred from Kokrajhar and posted as Joint Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Finance Department.
The reshuffle underlines the government’s effort to recalibrate district leadership, particularly in regions facing administrative and law-and-order challenges.






