Sudhansh Pant Appointed Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice; Rajasthan Awaits New Chief Secretary

There is big news about the Rajasthan bureaucracy. State Chief Secretary Sudhansh Pant has been entrusted with a big responsibility in the Central Government. Pant has been suddenly transferred to Delhi and made Secretary in the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Sudhansh Pant is a 1991 batch IAS officer of the Rajasthan cadre. He has served in Delhi on deputation for many years in important positions. Reports said that he will take up the responsibility after the retirement of the current Secretary Amit Yadav, 1991 batch AGMUT cadre. Yadav is scheduled to retire on November 30th.

It is noteworthy that at a meeting of IAS officers in the Secretariat on Monday, Sudhansh Pant hinted at a major reshuffle. He told his subordinates that a major breakthrough was imminent. Subsequently, late at night, the Central Personnel Department issued his transfer orders.

Experts say this is the first time in Rajasthan that a Chief Secretary appointed by the government is leaving his position mid-term. There were rumors that some discord within Pant's government had led to his efforts to move to Delhi for a long time.

Sudhansh Pant's new appointment has created a flurry of activity within Rajasthan's bureaucracy. The biggest question now is who will be the state's new Chief Secretary? Several senior officials' names are being discussed in administrative circles, but the final decision will rest with the Chief Minister's Office. Sudhansh Pant is known in Rajasthan as a strict, efficient, and results-oriented officer. His move to the central government could soon lead to a major reshuffle in the state's administrative system.