PATNA, May 20 -- The general administration department (GAD) on Wednesday reshuffled 12 IAS officers and 36 Bihar administrative service (BAS) officers holding the posts of senior ADM, DCLR, subdivisional officer (SDO), DDC and Municipal Commissioner. The DDCs also hold the post of district board CEO in their respective districts. Besides, six IPS officers have also been transferred.

The transfer of one of the IPS officers, Rajiv Ranjan-1, has raised many eyebrows in the bureaucracy. Contrary to the established conventions, Ranjan has been transferred thrice in the last three months.

Among the 12 IAS officers, nine of them hold the posts of SDOs to various districts and now they have been made DDC and Municipal Commissioners. Dr Preeti,...