As many as nine IAS officers of the 2008 batch in Chhattisgarh have been elevated to the Super Time Scale of IAS. The officers are: Bhim Singh, Rajesh Singh Rana, Mrs Shikha Rajput, Satyanarayan Rathore, Mahadev Kawre, Narendra Kumar Dugga, Shyam Lal Dhawde and Mrs Shikha Verma. Besides, Neeraj Kumar Bansod, currently on deputation with GoI, has been accorded proforma promotion to STS.