Yogi Govt Transfers 14 PCS Officers, Shifts 10 ADMs and Sends 3 to Election Office
In a sweeping administrative overhaul aimed at tightening field governance and gearing up state machinery ahead of upcoming electoral battles, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has ordered the immediate transfer and reposting of 14 senior Provincial Civil Service (PCS) officers across key administrative zones. The latest reshuffle, orchestrated from the state secretariat in Lucknow, primarily targets field-level executive command, reassigning ten Additional District Magistrates (ADMs) to strategic districts while mobilizing critical administrative manpower toward electoral oversight. With the official transfer notification formally issued by the appointment department, all designated officers have been instructed to relinquish their current charges without delay and report to their newly assigned stations with immediate effect.
Strengthening Election Machinery: 3 Officers Deputed as OSDs to Chief Electoral Office in Lucknow
A major focal point of this bureaucratic realignment is the deliberate reinforcement of the state's poll management infrastructure ahead of pivotal electoral exercises. Three seasoned PCS officers have been drafted directly into the Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) establishment headquartered in Lucknow to handle crucial organizational workflows. Under the fresh orders, PCS officer Abhinav Ranjan Srivastava has been appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Lucknow. Joining him in the election directorate are Shiv Pratap Shukla and Gaurav Srivastava, both of whom have also been posted as Officers on Special Duty (OSD) within the Chief Electoral Officer's establishment, providing experienced executive bandwidth to streamline voter rolls, logistical planning, and compliance monitoring across the state.
Strategic Administrative Postings Across Azamgarh, Jhansi, Prayagraj, and Kanpur Dehat
Alongside the election headquarters postings, the administrative shakeup recalibrated key magisterial and municipal desks across eastern, central, and western Uttar Pradesh. In the politically crucial district of Azamgarh, PCS officer Siddharth has been posted as ADM (Administration), while PCS officer Rajiv Kumar Shukla takes over as Additional District Magistrate. In Bundelkhand, Sanjay Chawla has been named Additional District Magistrate (Administration) of Jhansi, whereas Ashok Kumar Gupta has been designated as ADM (Administration) for Rae Bareli. Shifting from urban governance to sub-divisional revenue administration, Vikas Singh, who previously served as Assistant Municipal Commissioner in the Lucknow Municipal Corporation, has been deployed as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Gonda. Concurrently, PCS officer Devendra Pratap Singh has been elevated to Additional Municipal Commissioner in the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation following his tenure as SDM in Unnao. In judicial administration, Sandeep Kumar Srivastava has been transitioned from ADM (Judicial) Etawah to Additional District Magistrate in Siddharthnagar, with Manoj Prakash taking his place as ADM (Judicial) in Etawah. Meanwhile, Ankit Shukla, who earlier discharged duties as SDM in Lucknow, has been assigned as ADM (Administration) for Kanpur Dehat, while PCS officer Narendra Singh has been relocated from Azamgarh to serve as ADM (Judicial) in Kanpur Dehat, and Atma Swarup Srivastava steps in as the new ADM (Judicial) in Saharanpur.
