Chandigarh, Jan. 22 -- The Punjab government on Wednesday issued transfer and posting orders of 20 IAS officers, including the deputy commissioners of four districts, with immediate effect.

Vijay Namdeorao Zade, secretary, expenditure, department of finance, has been given the additional charge of administrative secretary, NRI affairs.

Ajit Balaji Joshi, administrative secretary, rural development and panchayats and taxation, has been given the charge of administrative secretary, cooperation as well as elections (local bodies election wing).

Abhinav Trikha, administrative secretary, tourism, is the new secretary, finance. Kumar Amit, special principal secretary to chief minister and managing director, Markfed, has been given the additi...