Jaipur: Sixteen Rajasthan Administrative Service (RAS) officers, including RAS Association president Mahavir Kharadi and chief minister’s joint secretary Anju Rajpal, were promoted to Indian Administrative Service (IAS) against vacancies for 2025 on Tuesday.The officers belong to the 1998 and 1999 RAS batches and include three women. Among those promoted is Ummed Singh, currently serving as special assistant to industries and commerce, youth affairs and sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.The promotions followed a meeting of the UPSC selection committee held in Jaipur last month. Eighteen officers were considered, of whom 16 were cleared for induction into IAS.The officers are likely to continue in their present assignments for the time being as the model code of conduct for the Panchayati Raj elections is in force. Their new postings are expected to be decided after the elections.Those promoted include Vivek Kumar, additional IG (Administration), registration and stamps; Mukesh Kumar Sharma, secretary, State Information Commission; Mahendra Kumar Sharma, joint secretary, technical education; Bhagchand Baghal, additional commissioner, JDA; Aslam Sher Khan, joint secretary, minority affairs and waqf; and Narendra Kumar Bansal, additional commissioner, Jaipur Municipal Corporation.The other officers are Meghna Chaudhary, additional IG, registration and stamps (administration), Ajmer; Om Prakash Jain, director, Manikya Lal Verma Tribal Research and Training Institute, Udaipur; Rajesh Singh and Madan Lal Nehra, members of Revenue Board, Ajmer; Dinesh Kumar Jangid, joint secretary, animal husbandry; Poonam Prasad Sagar, additional commissioner, food and civil supplies; and Gopal Ram Birda, additional director general, Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur.
