SAS Promoted to IAS in Madhya Pradesh: Panel of 24 Names Sent to UPSC

In a significant development, eight officers from the State Administrative Service (SAS) in Madhya Pradesh are set to be awarded the prestigious Indian Administrative Service (IAS) rank this year. The state government has forwarded a panel of 24 names to the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) in Delhi for consideration.

As per the rules, three candidates are proposed for each vacancy, resulting in the submission of 24 names for the eight available IAS posts. The Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) meeting at UPSC is expected to take place before February to finalize the selections.

The DPC meeting will include Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Secretary, Senior Additional Chief Secretary, a representative from the Public Service Commission, and the Secretary of the Personnel Department. Despite delays in submitting the panel this year, the process is now on track.

Notably, similar IAS awards have already been granted to SAS officers in other states, including Chhattisgarh. The list of 24 officers recommended for these eight posts includes:

1. Mr. Pankaj Sharma
2. Dr. Kailash Bundela
3. Mr. Kamalchandra Nagar
4. Mr. Narayan Prasad Namdev
5. Mr. Jayant Kumar Vijayawat
6. Mr. Manoj Malviya
7. Ms. Nanda Bhalave Kushre
8. Mr. Anil Kumar Damor
9. Ms. Savita Jhania
10. Ms. Sarika Bhuria
11. Mr. Kamal Solanki
12. Mr. Jitendra Singh Chauhan
13. Mr. Kamlesh Puri
14. Mr. Santosh Kumar Tagore
15. Ms. Nisha Damor
16. Mr. Rakesh Kushre
17. Ms. Shaili Kanash
18. Mr. Rohan Saxena
19. Ms. Kavita Batla
20. Ms. Sapna Jain
21. Mr. Ashish Pathak
22. Ms. Minisha Pandey
23. Ms. Ila Tiwari
24. Ms. Sapna M. Lovanshi

The final list of IAS appointees will be announced following the DPC meeting and UPSC’s approval.