Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has ordered a major administrative reshuffle involving senior IAS officers, departmental secretaries and district collectors. The changes include new appointments in 11 districts, along with revised departmental responsibilities and additional charges for several senior bureaucrats.
The reshuffle affects district administration and departments dealing with public health, public relations, industrial policy, agriculture marketing, horticulture and electronics development. The changes were reported following posting orders issued by the state government on October 13.
Key Highlights of the IAS Reshuffle
- Sukhveer Singh (1997: MP) has been appointed Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister while retaining additional charge of the Public Works Department.
- Rashmi Arun Shami (1994: MP) has been assigned responsibility for Public Health and Medical Education and Gas Relief, along with the chairmanship of the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education, according to the supplied posting details.
- Arun Kumar Vishwakarma (2014: MP) has been appointed Collector of Jabalpur.
- Ashish Vashishta (2014: MP) has been appointed Collector of Narmadapuram.
- Ankit Asthana (2014: MP) has been appointed Collector of Singrauli.
- Rohit Sisonia (2017: MP) has been appointed Collector of Raisen.
- Vivek Kumar (2017: MP) has been appointed Collector of Burhanpur.
- Dr Parikipandla Sarath Chandra Jha (2017: MP) has been appointed Collector of Shajapur.
- Kumar Satyam (2017: MP) has been transferred from Balaghat to become Collector of Harda.
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The collector appointments and the changes involving Jabalpur, Narmadapuram, Singrauli, Raisen, Burhanpur, Shajapur and Harda were also reported by Aaj Tak.
Senior IAS Officers Receive New Responsibilities
The government has also reassigned responsibilities among senior officers in the state secretariat.
- Neeraj Mandloi (1993: MP), Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister and Additional Chief Secretary for Public Service Management, has been relieved of his additional charge of the Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises departments.
- Anupam Rajan (1993: MP), Additional Chief Secretary for Higher Education and Parliamentary Affairs, has been relieved of his additional charge of the Public Relations Department following Bharat Yadav’s appointment as its secretary.
- K.C. Gupta (1992: MP), Agricultural Production Commissioner, has been assigned additional charge of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department.
- Bharat Yadav (2008: MP), Managing Director of the Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation, has been given additional charge as Secretary of the Public Relations Department.
- Sanket S. Bhondve (2007: MP), Commissioner of Urban Administration and Development, has been given additional charge as Residential Commissioner at Madhya Pradesh Bhawan in New Delhi.
- John Kingsley A. R. (2004: MP) has been posted as Secretary of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department.
- Shobhit Jain (2000: MP) has been given additional charge as Principal Secretary of the Cottage and Village Industries Department, alongside his existing AYUSH responsibilities.
- Swatantra Kumar Singh (2007: MP) has been assigned additional charge of the Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Department.
These changes cover departmental leadership and the distribution of additional responsibilities across the state administration.
New Collector Appointments Across Madhya Pradesh
The reshuffle includes changes to collector postings in 11 districts: Panna, Mauganj, Narmadapuram, Jabalpur, Bhind, Raisen, Singrauli, Balaghat, Shajapur, Burhanpur and Harda.
Key appointments include:
- Arun Kumar Vishwakarma (2014: MP): Collector of Jabalpur.
- Ashish Vashishta (2014: MP): Collector of Narmadapuram.
- Ankit Asthana (2014: MP): Collector of Singrauli.
- Pawan Kumar Jain (2013: MP): Collector of Bhind.
- Rajesh Kumar Ogre (2012: MP): Collector of Mauganj.
- Rohit Sisonia (2017: MP): Collector of Raisen.
- Aditya Singh (2014: MP): Collector of Balaghat.
- Dr Parikipandla Sarath Chandra Jha (2017: MP): Collector of Shajapur.
- Vivek Kumar (2017: MP): Collector of Burhanpur.
- Harsh Singh (2015: MP): Collector of Panna.
- Kumar Satyam (2017: MP): Collector of Harda.
The district-level appointments are part of the government’s wider reorganisation of administrative responsibilities.
Other Departmental Changes
The changes involving officers working in specialised departments and state agencies:
- Abhay Arvind Bedekar (2014: MP) has been assigned additional charge as Commissioner-cum-Director of Archaeology and Museums.
- Anshuman Raj (2020: MP) has been given additional charge as Managing Director of the Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation and Mission Director of the Samagra Social Security Mission.
- Madan Vibhishan Nagargoje (2007: MP) has been relieved of additional responsibilities relating to Archaeology, Museums and the Khadi and Village Industries Board following Bedekar’s appointment.
- Kumar Purushottam (2012: MP) has been relieved of his additional charge of the Agriculture Marketing Board-cum-Commissioner, Mandi, following Raghavendra Singh’s appointment.
- Sanjay Kumar Jain (2015: MP) has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Department.
- Siddharth Jain (2016: MP) has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Commercial Tax Department.
- Kirodi Lal Meena (2016: MP) has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Finance Department.
- Sandeep Kerketta (2018: MP) has been posted as Deputy Secretary to the Madhya Pradesh government.
The changes span senior secretariat assignments, district leadership and additional responsibilities in state departments and public-sector organisations.
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