MCD reallocates departmental responsibilities, zonal charges among six additional commissioners
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has reallocated departmental responsibilities and zonal charges among six Additional Commissioners with immediate effect, according to an official order issued on Wednesday.
The order stated that the changes had been made to ensure the smooth functioning of the civic body’s departments and would remain in force until further orders.
Under the new arrangement, Prasanna Ramaswamy G, an IAS officer of the 2010 AGMUT cadre, will handle Finance, Assessment and Collection, Toll Tax, remunerative projects, parking and several other departments. He has also been assigned charge of the South and South East zones.
Sanjeev Kumar Mittal, IAS (2011 batch), will oversee Education, Veterinary Services, Land and Estate, Horticulture, Factory Licensing, Heritage Building and related matters. He has been assigned the Outer North and Central (Karol Bagh) zones.
Arun Kumar Mishra, IAS (2012 batch), will handle Public Health, AYUSH, Ease of Doing Business, the Mobile App 311, Sameer App, Green App, disaster management and other departments. His zonal responsibilities include the Old Delhi (City SP) and North (Civil Lines) zones.
Pankaj Kumar, IAS (2012 batch), whose assignment is effective on joining, will oversee Central Establishment, O&M, the Corruption/Complaint Cell, the Municipal Secretary's Office, Labour Welfare and Industrial Relations. He will be in charge of the South West (Najafgarh) and West zones.
Leela Dhar Meghwal, an IRRS officer of the 1997 batch, will handle Engineering, including E&M, Building (Headquarters), Electrical, Architecture and Town Planning, along with responsibilities related to the Screening Committee and IT. He has been assigned the Central North (Keshavpuram) and North West (Rohini) zones.
Pankaj Naresh Agrawal, an IOFS officer of the 2007 batch, will oversee Hospital Administration, Printing and Stationery, Law, Corporation and Committee matters, elections, Hackney Carriage, Headquarters and Training. His zonal responsibilities include the East (Shahdara-South) and North East (Shahdara-North) zones.
The order also lays down a revised link officer arrangement at the Additional Commissioner level to ensure administrative coordination in the absence of the officers concerned.
Under the arrangement, Mittal will be the link officer for Ramaswamy, while Agrawal will serve as Mittal’s link officer. Meghwal will be the link officer for Mishra, Ramaswamy for Pankaj Kumar, Pankaj Kumar for Meghwal, and Mishra for Agrawal.
The reshuffle covers key civic functions, including finance, public health, engineering, education and zonal administration.
