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Gandharva Rathore takes over as new Deputy Commissioner of Hamirpur

Hamirpur, Jan 14 (UNI) Young woman IAS officer Gandharva Rathore on Wednesday took over as the new Deputy Commissioner of Hamirpur. She replaced Amarjeet Singh who has been posted as Secretary (Cooperation) after his promotion to the rank of Secretary.
Talking to the media, the new Deputy Commissioner said that she would do her best to make Hamirpur a Model district and to ensure that all ongoing schemes were completed on time. Rathore said that she would personally visit all parts of the district and meet the people to know about their problems and difficulties and how to solve them.
She said that since Hamirpur is the Home district of the Chief Minister SS Sukhu all eyes were on her to perform to the best of satisfaction of the Chief Minister and the people.
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