Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle in UP: Yogi Government Transfers 15 IAS and 23 PCS Officers Across Key Departments

In a sweeping administrative overhaul, the Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered the transfer and immediate reassignment of 15 senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and 23 Provincial Civil Service (PCS) officers. The reshuffle recalibrates top bureaucratic echelons across crucial state departments—including Geology and Mining, Panchayati Raj, Medical Education, Housing and Development, as well as grassroots district administration such as Chief Development Officers (CDOs) and Additional District Magistrates (ADMs).

Key IAS Officers and Their New Postings

The reassignment list touches critical state secretariats, public sector corporations, and premier healthcare educational institutions:

• Shrihari Pratap Shahi: Appointed as Director, Panchayati Raj (previously Additional CEO, UPEIDA).

• Amit Kumar Singh: Transferred from Director, Panchayati Raj, to Managing Director, PCDF.

• Mala Srivastava: Posted as Secretary, Geology and Mining, along with charge as Director, Geology and Mining.

• Dr. Ujjwal Kumar: Appointed Special Secretary and Director, Geology and Mining (previously MD, UP Medical Supplies Corporation).

• J. Reebha: Takes charge as Managing Director, UP Medical Supplies Corporation.

• Prakash Bindu: Appointed Secretary, Medical Education (previously MD, PCDF).

• Sachin Kumar Singh: Posted as Special Secretary, Medical Education (formerly Additional Director, Mandi Parishad).

• Rakesh Kumar Singh: Assigned as Additional Commissioner, UP Awas Vikas Parishad.

• Neeraj Shukla: Appointed Managing Director, PCF (transferred from UP Awas Vikas Parishad).

• Dr. Chandra Bhushan: Posted as Additional Director, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia State Academy of Administration and Management (RUPAAM).

• Dhruv Khadia: Transferred from CDO Jaunpur to CDO Mau.

• Narendra Bahadur Singh: Appointed Chief Development Officer (CDO), Jaunpur.

• Vivek Kumar Srivastava: Shifted from CDO Mau to Member (Judicial), Board of Revenue, Prayagraj.

• Archana Gaharwar: Appointed Registrar, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU), Lucknow.

• Reena Singh: Appointed Registrar, King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow.

Major Reshuffle Across PCS Ranks

Alongside the IAS transfers, the Department of Appointment and Personnel repositioned 23 PCS cadre officers across municipal corporations, district revenue courts, and regional magisterial offices. Notable postings include:

• Chandresh Kumar: Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Deoria.

• Gyanendra Vikram: ADM (Judicial), Sant Kabir Nagar.

• Lavi Tripathi: ADM (Administration), Saharanpur.

• Rajesh Kumar: Additional Municipal Commissioner, Meerut Municipal Corporation.

• Prem Chandra Maurya: ADM, Pratapgarh.

• Ramji Mishra: ADM, Lucknow.

• Rajendra Kumar: ADM (Judicial), Hardoi.

• Prafull Kumar Tripathi: ADM, Moradabad.

• Brijesh Kumar Tripathi: ADM, Lakhimpur Kheri.

The collective bureaucratic realignment is aimed at expediting project execution, strengthening grassroots administrative efficiency, and refining divisional governance ahead of key state-level policy milestones.