Karnataka: New secretary for health department

Bengaluru: The state government transferred Harsh Gupta, Principal Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Welfare, on Monday. 

Gupta, an IAS officer from the 1997 batch, has not been assigned a new posting. He will be replaced by Ritvik Ranjanam Pandey, a 1998-batch IAS officer serving as Principal Secretary, Revenue Department (Disaster Management, Stamps and Registration and Social Security). 

Manoj Kumar Meena, a 2003-batch officer serving as Secretary, Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood, will succeed Pandey as Secretary, Revenue Department (Disaster Management, Stamps and Registration and Social Security).  Salma K Fahim, a 2006-batch officer presently serving as Secretary, Labour Department, has been given the concurrent charge as Secretary, Department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood.