Major Bureaucratic Overhaul in UP: 14 IAS and 34 PCS Officers Shifted, Kashi Vishwanath CEO Removed

In an expansive late-night bureaucratic shakeup aimed at boosting field governance and administrative efficiency, the Yogi Adityanath-led government in Uttar Pradesh ordered the immediate transfer and reassignment of 48 senior administrative officers, comprising 14 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and 34 Provincial Civil Service (PCS) cadres. The comprehensive reshuffle impacts crucial executive positions across regional commissionerships, district headquarters, municipal corporations, and major regulatory authorities. Key shifts include the appointment of new Chief Development Officers (CDOs) across multiple districts, structural reorganization within the Revenue Council at Prayagraj, and the high-profile removal and reassignment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Special Area Development Council.

High-Profile IAS Postings: New CDOs Appointed, Startup Mission Chief Named & Kashi CEO Shifted

Under the top-tier IAS changes, Saharanpur Chief Development Officer Sumit Rajesh Mahajan has been transitioned to lead state entrepreneurship initiatives as the Chief Executive Officer of the Uttar Pradesh Start-up Mission. In his place, Dr. Sunil Kumar Verma, who previously served as Additional Commissioner in the State Tax Department, takes charge as the new CDO of Saharanpur. In key district administration changes, Lakhimpur Kheri Chief Development Officer Abhishek Kumar has been elevated to Special Secretary in the Department of Information Technology and Electronics, while Yoganand Pandey, formerly Additional District Magistrate (City) in Ayodhya, assumes responsibilities as the new CDO of Lakhimpur Kheri. Similarly, Ambedkar Nagar CDO Anand Kumar Shukla moves to the state capital as Special Secretary in the Silk Department concurrently serving as Director of Sericulture, with Kushinagar ADM (Finance & Revenue) Vaibhav Mishra stepping in as the new CDO of Ambedkar Nagar. Meanwhile, in a major temple administrative restructuring, Vishwabhushan Mishra, Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple and Special Area Development Council, has been transferred out of Varanasi and posted as Deputy Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Subordinate Services Selection Commission (UPSSSC).

Reorganization in Revenue Council Prayagraj and Secretariat Key Portfolios

The high-level order introduced sweeping changes across judicial and departmental secretariats. At the Revenue Council in Prayagraj, Member (Judicial) Sahab Singh has been appointed Secretary in the Secretariat Administration Department. Filling these crucial judicial benches, Dr. Vishram, formerly Additional Commissioner of Vindhyachal Division, along with Devendra Kumar Singh Kushwaha, Special Secretary in the Silk Department, have been appointed as Members (Judicial) of the Revenue Council in Prayagraj. Furthermore, IT Department Special Secretary Rahul Singh transitions to Special Secretary in the Public Works Department (PWD), while Youth Welfare Joint Director Ashok Kumar Kanaujia has been designated Special Secretary in the Secondary Education Department. Arun Kumar, Additional Commissioner of Aligarh Division, has been assigned as Special Secretary in the Rural Development Department, with Saharanpur Additional Municipal Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Yadav replacing him as Additional Commissioner of Aligarh Division. Additionally, Director General of Medical Education Neha Sharma has been relieved from her concurrent charge as Secretary of Medical Education.

Widespread Transfer of 34 PCS Officers Across ADM, SDM, and Municipal Tiers

The administrative exercise involved extensive changes across 34 mid-career PCS officials, recalibrating district magisterial benches, municipal corporations, and development authorities throughout western, central, and eastern Uttar Pradesh:

• Key Urban and Executive Swaps: Additional Municipal Commissioner of Ghaziabad Jang Bahadur Yadav has been transferred as Joint Commissioner (Administration) under the Commissioner of Rural Development. In Varanasi, Barkha Singh, Chief Manager of the UP Cooperative Sugar Mills Association, takes over as Additional Municipal Commissioner of the Varanasi Municipal Corporation. Between the National Capital Region and Sangam city, Sanjay Kumar Pandey, previously ADM (Nazul) and Deputy Director of Consolidation in Prayagraj, swaps seats with Manglesh Dubey to become ADM (Administration) in Gautam Buddha Nagar, with Dubey moving to Prayagraj as Deputy Director of Consolidation.

• ADM Level Realignments: Amit Kumar-2, ADM (Finance/Revenue) Bahraich, and Vineet Upadhyay, ADM (Finance/Revenue) Baghpat, have been assigned as Chief Managers at the UP Cooperative Sugar Mills Association. Ram Shankar, ADM (Finance/Revenue) Deoria, transitions to Deputy Commissioner (Administration) in Food and Civil Supplies, while Digvijay Pratap Singh, ADM (Finance/Revenue) Kasganj, moves to the State Agricultural Produce Market Council (Mandi Parishad) as Deputy Director. Sangam Lal, ADM (Administration) Etah, has been appointed ADM (Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply) in Mirzapur. Jalaun ADM (Judicial) Yogendra Singh has been made Deputy Director (Administration) in the Sericulture Directorate. Muzaffarnagar City Magistrate Pankaj Prakash Rathore steps up as ADM (Finance/Revenue) Deoria, while Bulandshahr SDM Deepak Kumar Pal fills the City Magistrate post in Muzaffarnagar.

• SDM and Development Authority Restructuring: Hapur SDM Renu has been elevated to Additional Municipal Commissioner of Ghaziabad. In a direct lateral swap, Auraiya SDM Ajay Anand Verma and Azamgarh SDM Divya Sikarwar exchange administrative posts. Siddharthnagar SDM Renu Mishra has been posted to Farrukhabad, Gonda SDM Pradeep Kumar Singh to Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Kanpur Dehat SDM Pradyumna Kumar to Basti. Vandana Trivedi, Deputy Secretary of UPSSSC, has been appointed Deputy Director at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia State Academy of Administration. Arun Kumar, ADM (Administration) Badaun, takes charge as ADM (Finance/Revenue) Bahraich, with Saharanpur SDM Manvendra Singh (2019 batch) elevated as ADM (Administration) Badaun.

• Additional Strategic Field Postings: Mandi Parishad Deputy Director Rajiv Kumar Rai has been designated ADM (Finance/Revenue) Baghpat, and Ajay Narayan Singh, ADM (Civil Supplies) Agra, becomes ADM (Administration) Etah. Azamgarh SDM Prashant Kumar takes over as ADM (Civil Supplies) Agra, while Azamgarh SDM Priyanka Singh has been posted as Additional Municipal Commissioner in Mathura. Kanpur Development Authority Secretary Abhay Kumar Pandey takes over as ADM (Finance/Revenue) Kasganj, Kaushambi SDM Sukhlal Prasad Verma moves as ADM (Nazul) Prayagraj, and Basti SDM Shatruhan Pathak becomes ADM (Judicial) Jalaun. Mirzapur Chief Revenue Officer Devendra Pratap Singh-2 has been made Secretary of Moradabad Development Authority, while Mirzapur ADM (Namami Gange) Vijeta takes over as Mirzapur Chief Revenue Officer. Sambhal SDM Shubhi Gupta becomes Assistant Director at Lohia Academy, Mainpuri SDM Ashok Kumar moves to Hapur, and Jhansi SDM Shubhendu Shekhar Singh has been designated Special Executive Officer at the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA).