Chandigarh The Personnel Department of the Chandigarh Administration has assigned new responsibilities to three newly appointed Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. The official orders were issued following their joining on June 9, 2025.As per the notification, the following portfolios have been allocated:
Swapnil M. Naik, IAS (AGMUT: 2009)
Secretary, Hospitality
Chairman, CITCO (Chandigarh Industrial and Tourism Development Corporation)
OSD, Personnel
(With this appointment, Anuradha S. Chagti, CSS, and Ajay Chagti, IAS, have been relieved of the related responsibilities.)
Pradeep Kumar, IAS (AGMUT: 2013)
Special Commissioner, Municipal Corporation
Secretary, Agriculture Department
(Hari Kallikkat, IAS, has been relieved of these responsibilities.)
Mohammad Mansoor L., IAS (AGMUT: 2017)
Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department
Secretary, Cooperation
Secretary, Food & Supplies, Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology
Secretary, Excise and Taxation
(These portfolios were previously handled by Prerna Puri, IAS, and Ajay Chagti, IAS, who have now been relieved.)
The orders were issued by Chandigarh Chief Secretary Rajeev Verma, IAS, on June 11, 2025.