Indian Bureaucracy News, Guwahati, June 24, 2026 | In a significant bureaucratic reorganisation that touched nearly every corner of the state’s administrative machinery, the Assam government on Wednesday moved nearly two dozen senior IAS and ACS officers, reshuffling district commissioners, swapping secretariat heavyweights, and rejigging key portfolios in a move that signals a clear recalibration of the state’s governance machinery.
The late-evening notification touched every rung of the bureaucracy, setting off a chain of leadership changes that swept through the high-stakes corridors of the Home & Political Department, the Finance Department, and the Environment & Forest Department, while also triggering a complete overhaul of district administrations from Dhubri in the west to Cachar in the east, and from Majuli in the north to South Salmara Mankachar in the south. Several IAS officers of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, alongside senior ACS officials, were handed fresh postings, with district commissioners swapped, additional charges redistributed, and key development programmes – including the Assam Resilient Rural Bridge Program and Samagra Shiksha Axom Mission getting new leadership at the helm.
Coming amid a period of heightened focus on infrastructure, disaster management, economic development and welfare delivery, the transfer exercise is expected to influence governance across multiple sectors to ensure continuity in critical areas of governance.
Details of the officers with their present and new assignments is listed below.
1. Shri Syedain Abbasi IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 1990), presently Special Chief Secretary, Public Health Engineering and Water Resources Departments, with additional charge of Department of Housing & Urban Affairs, is relieved from the charge of Special Chief Secretary, Department of Housing & Urban Affairs, and given additional charge as Special Chief Secretary – Irrigation Department, Assam.
2. Dr Om Prakash IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2006), presently Managing Director, Samagra Shiksha Axom Mission, is transferred and posted as Commissioner & Secretary – Environment & Forest Department, and Commissioner & Secretary – Skill, Employment & Entrepreneurship Departments, Assam.
3. Shri Deba Prasad Misra IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2011), presently District Commissioner, Hojai, is transferred and posted as Secretary – Home & Political Department, Assam.
4. Shri Madhu Sudan Nath IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2014), presently District Commissioner, Chirang, is transferred and posted as Secretary – Agriculture Department, Assam.
5. Shri Megha Nidhi Dahal IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2015), presently District Commissioner, Dhubri, is transferred and posted as Secretary – Finance Department, with additional charge as Managing Director – Assam Industrial Development Corporation Limited (AIDC).
6. Shri Rohan Kumar Jha IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2015), presently District Commissioner, Barpeta, is transferred and posted as Secretary – Barak Valley Development Department, with additional charge as Project Director, Assam Resilient Rural Bridge Program, Assam.
7. Shri P Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2015), presently Secretary – Transformation & Development Department, with additional charge as CEO, SITA, is also given additional charge as Secretary – Welfare of Minorities & Development Department, Assam.
8. Shri Hivare Nisarg Gautam IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2015), presently Secretary, Chief Minister’s Office, with additional charge as Managing Director, Assam Urban Infrastructure Development & Finance Corporation Limited, and, Managing Director, AIDC, is relieved from the charge of Managing Director, AIDC, and given additional charge as Secretary – Finance Department, Assam.
9. Shri Aayush Garg IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2016), presently District Commissioner, Cachar, is transferred and posted as Managing Director – Samagra Shiksha Axom Mission, Assam.
10. Shri Dibakar Nath IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2017), presently District Commissioner, Bongaigaon, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner – Dhubri, Assam.
11. Shri Aditya Vikram Yadav IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2018), presently Additional Secretary – Welfare of Minorities Development, Barak Valley Development and Irrigation Departments, is also appointed as Director (Training) – Assam Administrative Staff College, Khanapara, Assam.
12. Smti Masanda Magdalin Pertin IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2018), presently Additional Secretary – Home & Political Department, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary – Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Assam.
13. Shri Rahul Kumar Gupta IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2019), presently District Commissioner, South Salmara Mankachar, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner – Cachar, Assam.
14. Shri Jay Vikas IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2021), presently District Commissioner, Udalguri, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner – Hailakandi, Assam.
15. Smt Srishti Singh IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2021), presently District Commissioner, Majuli, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner – Morigaon, Assam.
16. Shri Parikshit Thoudam IAS (Assam-Meghalaya 2021), presently Joint Secretary – Finance Department, with additional charge as Special Commissioner of Taxes, Office of the Commissionerate of Taxes, Assam, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner – South Salmara Mankachar, Assam.
17. Shri Sanjoy Dutta ACS (Assam 1995), presently Secretary – General Administration Department, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner – Hojai, Assam.
18. Shri Ratul Chandra Pathak ACS (Assam 1997), presently Additional Secretary – Revenue & Disaster Management Department, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner – Majuli, Assam.
19. Smti Anamika Tewari ACS (Assam 1997), presently District Commissioner, Morigaon, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary – Industries, Commerce & Public Enterprises Department, Assam.
20. Shri Nabadeep Pathak ACS (Assam 1997), presently Additional Secretary – Administrative Reforms & Training, Pension & Public Grievances Department, with additional charge as Director of Training, Assam Administrative Staff College, Khanapara, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner – Barpeta, Assam.
21. Shri Pulak Patgiri ACS (Assam 1999), presently Additional Secretary – Women & Child Development Department, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner – Udalguri, Assam.
22. Smti Karabi Saikia Karan ACS (Assam 1999), presently Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Darrang, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner – Biswanath, Assam.
23. Shri Lakhinandan Saharia ACS (Assam 2004), presently District Commissioner, Biswanath, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner – Bongaigaon, Assam.
24. Shri Gakul Chandra Brahma ACS (Assam 2004), presently Joint Secretary – Agriculture Department, is transferred and posted as District Commissioner, Chirang, Assam.
Indian Bureaucracy News wishes all the officers the very best.