Chandigarh, Feb. 6 -- The Haryana government on Tuesday appointed 2011 batch IAS officer, Vinay Pratap Singh as excise and taxation commissioner. Singh who replaced Ashima Brar will continue to hold the charge of director, human resources department and administrator, Trade Fair Authority Haryana. As per the orders, Ashima Brar was posted as commissioner and secretary, co-operation and managing director, Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam. A total of 12 IAS and 67 state civil services officers were shuffled.

Additional chief secretary (ACS) health Sudhir Rajpal was given the additional charge of women and child development replacing Amneet P Kumar who was as commissioner and secretary of fisheries and archives departments.

Ambala divisional ...