New Delhi, June 2 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Monday announced a major reshuffle in the Central Procurement Agency (CPA), the government's nodal body for procuring medicines and surgical consumables, transferring more than 40 medical, paramedical and administrative personnel. Officials said the move is aimed at strengthening the health department's institutional capacity.

According to a statement issued by the chief minister's office, the transfers include 10 doctors, among them CPA head of office Dr Vinod Kumar Ranga, as well as 19 paramedical staff, including pharmacists, junior medical laboratory technicians, laboratory attendants and drivers.

The government has also posted 12 medical officers from various hospitals and he...