Patiala (Paramjit Singh Parwana):- Himanshu Jain, a 2017-batch IAS officer, today assumed charge as the Deputy Commissioner of Patiala. He expressed his commitment to providing progressive, transparent and people-centric governance to ensure efficient administrative services for the residents of the district.
On the occasion, Himanshu Jain said that in accordance with the directions of the Punjab Government to ensure uninterrupted procurement of paddy brought by farmers to mandis, no inconvenience would be allowed to be caused to farmers in the district mandis. He said that although incidents of stubble burning had declined significantly compared to previous years, special efforts would be made to further educate farmers so that stubble could be managed effectively without setting it on fire.
It is pertinent to mention that Himanshu Jain has previously served in several important positions, including Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana and Rupnagar, Additional Principal Secretary in the Chief Minister's Office, Commissioner of the Hoshiarpur Municipal Corporation and Additional Deputy Commissioner (Urban Development) in Jalandhar, among others.
On the occasion of Himanshu Jain assuming charge as the new Deputy Commissioner of Patiala, ADC (G) Anuprita Johal, SP Rajesh Chhibber, RTA Poonampreet Kaur, SDMs Gurdev Singh and Harjot Kaur Mavi, District Revenue Officer Karmajot Singh, District Food and Civil Supplies Controller Dr. Ravinder Kaur, along with other officers and employees of the Deputy Commissioner's Office, warmly welcomed him by presenting bouquets of flowers. On his arrival at the District Administrative Complex, a contingent of the Patiala Police presented a Guard of Honour and a salute.
