India, July 4 -- The Delhi government on Saturday announced a major reshuffle in the finance and accounts department, transferring 52 officers who had been posted in the same location for five years or more and promoting 19 senior officers with immediate effect, according to an official statement issued on Sunday.

The statement added that the transfers were carried out under the department's "transfer and posting policy." The reshuffle includes 23 deputy controllers of accounts and 29 senior accounts officers who have been assigned new postings.

The government also promoted 19 senior accounts officers to deputy controllers of accounts, entrusting them with higher responsibilities across various departments.

Officials said the transfers...