New Delhi: In one of the biggest administrative reshuffles of the year, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday ordered the transfer of 61 AGMUT cadre officers, including 21 IAS officers and 40 IPS officers, across multiple States and Union Territories with immediate effect and until further orders.
The large-scale transfer exercise covers postings in Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, Chandigarh, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (DNH&DD).
The reshuffle aims to strengthen administrative and policing capacities across the AGMUT cadre while balancing manpower requirements in key Union Territories and northeastern states.
21 IAS Officers Shifted
Among the IAS officers, several senior officers have been posted to Delhi, while others have been assigned to Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Puducherry, Lakshadweep and DNH&DD.
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Key IAS Transfers
- Vivek Pandey (IAS:2003:AGMUT): Arunachal Pradesh → Delhi
- Garima Gupta (IAS:2004:AGMUT): Mizoram → Delhi
- Sanjay Goel (IAS:2004:AGMUT): Goa → Arunachal Pradesh
- Pawan Kumar Sain (IAS:2005:AGMUT): Arunachal Pradesh → Delhi
- Amjad Tak (IAS:2005:AGMUT): Arunachal Pradesh → Delhi
- Saugat Biswas (IAS:2006:AGMUT): Arunachal Pradesh → Jammu & Kashmir
- Shahid Iqbal Choudhary (IAS:2009:AGMUT): Jammu & Kashmir → Arunachal Pradesh
- Ajay Kumar Gupta (IAS:2010:AGMUT): DNH&DD → Delhi
- Arava Gopi Krishna (IAS:2012:AGMUT): DNH&DD → Ladakh
- L. Kumar (IAS:2012:AGMUT): Andaman & Nicobar → Puducherry
- Kesavan R (IAS:2013:AGMUT): Puducherry → Lakshadweep
- Avanish Kumar (IAS:2014:AGMUT): Lakshadweep → Delhi
- Bhupesh Chaudhary (IAS:2014:AGMUT): Ladakh → DNH&DD
- Shashanka Ala (IAS:2014:AGMUT): Ladakh → DNH&DD
- Rishita Gupta (IAS:2019:AGMUT): Delhi → Arunachal Pradesh
- Shweta Nagarkoti (IAS:2020:AGMUT): Arunachal Pradesh → Delhi
- R. Giri Sankar (IAS:2020:AGMUT): Lakshadweep → Puducherry
- Mamta Yadav (IAS:2021:AGMUT): Delhi → Jammu & Kashmir
- W. Punshibha Singh (IAS:2022:AGMUT): Delhi → Lakshadweep
- Isitha Rathi (IAS:2022:AGMUT): Puducherry → Jammu & Kashmir
- Swati Sheemar (IAS:2023:AGMUT): Jammu & Kashmir → Delhi
40 IPS Officers Transferred
The MHA also transferred 40 IPS officers across the AGMUT cadre. Delhi witnessed a significant inflow of senior police officers from Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar, Chandigarh and Puducherry, while several officers from Delhi have been posted to Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram, Goa, Ladakh, Puducherry and other UTs.
Key IPS Transfers
- Vivek Kishore (IPS:1999:AGMUT): Arunachal Pradesh → Delhi
- Sindhu Pillai A (IPS:2001:AGMUT): Andaman & Nicobar → Delhi
- Nabam Gumte (IPS:2003:AGMUT): Delhi → Arunachal Pradesh
- Chinmoy Biswal (IPS:2008:AGMUT): Arunachal Pradesh → Delhi
- Ajay Krishan Sharma (IPS:2008:AGMUT): Goa → Delhi
- A. Koan (IPS:2009:AGMUT): Andaman & Nicobar → Delhi
- Varsha Sharma (IPS:2010:AGMUT): Goa → Delhi
- Pratiksha Godara (IPS:2011:AGMUT): Delhi → Andaman & Nicobar
- Jitendra Kumar Meena (IPS:2012:AGMUT): Andaman & Nicobar → Delhi
- Anil Kumar Lal (IPS:2013:AGMUT): Puducherry → Delhi
- Rajesh Kumar Sharma (IPS:2014:AGMUT): Jammu & Kashmir → Chandigarh
- Manjeet (IPS:2015:AGMUT): Chandigarh → Delhi
- Geetanjali Khandelwal (IPS:2015:AGMUT): Chandigarh → Delhi
- Satyawan Gautam (IPS:2016:AGMUT): Arunachal Pradesh → Delhi
- Tanushree (IPS:2017:AGMUT): Jammu & Kashmir → Delhi
- Pukhraj Kamal (IPS:2018:AGMUT): Mizoram → Delhi
- Lokeshwaran R (IPS:2018:AGMUT): Mizoram → Delhi
- Deepika (IPS:2018:AGMUT): Jammu & Kashmir → Puducherry
- Vinit Kumar (IPS:2018:AGMUT): Delhi → Chandigarh
- Gaurav Sikarwar (IPS:2019:AGMUT): Jammu & Kashmir → Goa
- Vishnu Kumar (IPS:2019:AGMUT): Delhi → Jammu & Kashmir
- Arshi Aadil (IPS:2019:AGMUT): Goa → Jammu & Kashmir
- Gaurav Tyagi (IPS:2019:AGMUT): Mizoram → Delhi
- Angad Mehta (IPS:2020:AGMUT): Arunachal Pradesh → Delhi
- Tikam Singh Verma (IPS:2020:AGMUT): Goa → Jammu & Kashmir
- Rishi Kumar (IPS:2021:AGMUT): Delhi → Arunachal Pradesh
- K.M. Priyanka (IPS:2021:AGMUT): Chandigarh → Jammu & Kashmir
- Utkarsha (IPS:2021:AGMUT): Lakshadweep → Delhi
- Pawan Kumar (IPS): Delhi → Ladakh
- R. Subash (IPS): Puducherry → Delhi
- Sikandar Singh (IPS): Delhi → Puducherry
- Rajeev Kumar Ambasta (IPS): Delhi → Jammu & Kashmir
- Deepak Yadav (IPS): Delhi → Jammu & Kashmir
- Dhirendra Pratap Singh (IPS): Delhi → Mizoram
- Nishant Gupta (IPS): Delhi → Mizoram
- Anand Kumar Mishra (IPS): Delhi → Jammu & Kashmir
- Patel Aalap Manshukh (IPS): Delhi → Lakshadweep
- Satish Kumar (IPS): Delhi → Jammu & Kashmir
- Shweta Singh Chauhan (IPS): Delhi → Goa
- Amit Kaushik (IPS): Delhi → Mizoram
Delhi Receives Maximum Officers
A notable feature of the reshuffle is the significant number of officers transferred to Delhi, while Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, Ladakh, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep also witnessed substantial movement of officers.
The transfers span senior and mid-career officers from the 1999 to 2023 batches, reflecting the Centre’s effort to rebalance administrative and policing manpower across the AGMUT cadre.
The transfer orders have come into effect immediately and will remain valid until further orders issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
