Four districts of Punjab get new DC
Patiala, Jalandhar, Sri Muktsar Sahib and Kapurthala got new Deputy Commisioners
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, April 6, 2026:Four districts of Punjab got new Deputy Commissioners on Monday. As per the official orders, Himanshu Aggarwal (2014-batch) has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Patiala, replacing Varjeet Walia (2018-batch).
In a corresponding move, Varjeet Walia has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner of Jalandhar.
Aakash Bansal (2019-batch) has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Kapurthala in place of Amit Kumar Panchal.
Meanwhile, Amit Kumar Panchal (2016-batch) has been posted as Deputy Commissioner of Sri Muktsar Sahib, replacing Abhijeet Kaplish (2015-batch). Abhijeet Kaplish will now serve as Director, Mines and Geology.
- IAS Himanshu Aggarwal → Patiala
- IAS Varjeet Walia → Jalandhar
- IAS Amit Kumar Panchal → Sri Muktsar Sahib
- IAS Aakash Bansal → Kapurthala
Click the link to read the order copy:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1reqaBEogi0vScqyuOKItWbsRY3qf-Z9S/view?usp=sharing