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Indian States Maharashtra and Assam Conduct Large-Scale Bureaucratic Reshuffles

The Maharashtra government transferred and reassigned a host of senior IPS officers across the state police force. Notable moves include Vishwas Nagre Patil, formerly ADGP of the Anti‑Corruption Bureau, becoming Police Commissioner of Nagpur, and Ravinder Singhal moving to the Anti‑Corruption Bureau. Additional postings involve senior officers to director‑general posts, district‑level superintendent roles and new assignments in crime records, housing, and security corporations.

In Assam, the state announced a sweeping reshuffle of IAS and ACS officers, affecting several department heads and district commissioners. Key changes include Syedain Abbasi (IAS) taking on the Irrigation Department as Special Chief Secretary, Dr Om Prakash (IAS) moving to the Environment & Forest Department, and multiple district commissioners being reassigned to new secretary‑level posts in finance, agriculture, home affairs, and minority welfare. The reshuffle also repositions senior officials in public health engineering, urban development and training institutions.