Lucknow: In a major administrative development, 22 officers of the Provincial Civil Services (PCS) in Uttar Pradesh have been promoted to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre. The Department of Appointments, Government of Uttar Pradesh, has officially issued orders following the notification from the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), Government of India, dated July 9, 2025.
The officers promoted under the State Civil Services quota are all of senior PCS rank, with three women officers among them. Most of the officers belong to the pre-1983 recruitment batch, and their IAS batch allotment will be done shortly.
Officers Directed to Take Charge Immediately
According to the order issued by Special Secretary Vijay Kumar, the newly promoted officers have been asked to assume charge in the senior pay scale of the Indian Administrative Service immediately. They must also submit a certificate of release from the PCS pay scale, duly countersigned and forwarded to the state government.
List of Promoted Officers
Bhanu Pratap Yadav – Additional Commissioner, Saharanpur
Vidhan Jaiswal – Examination Controller, UPSSSC
Rajesh Kumar Singh – Secretary, Ghaziabad Development Authority
Balram Singh – CDO, Siddharthnagar
Shailendra Kumar Bhatia – Special Executive Officer, YIDA
Devi Prasad Pal – Deputy Secretary, UPPSC
Anju Lata – Secretary, Moradabad Development Authority
Jayanath Yadav – Joint Director, Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Dayanand Prasad – Additional Director (Administration), Agriculture & Additional Fair Officer, Kumbh Mela
Vinod Kumar Gaur – Deputy Secretary, UPPSC
Vivek Kumar Srivastava – Deputy Secretary, UPPSC
Sachin Kumar Singh – Joint Director, Mandi Parishad
Basant Agarwal – ADM (Finance & Revenue), Hathras
Vandita Srivastava – ADM (Finance & Revenue), Varanasi
Mahendra Kumar Singh – ADM (Finance & Revenue), Ayodhya
Vinay Kumar Singh – ADM (Administration), Bijnor
Gulab Chandra – ADM (Administration), Moradabad
Ram Suresh Verma – Member, Waqf Tribunal, Lucknow
Ran Vijay Singh – ADM (Administration), Ghaziabad
Rajesh Kumar – ADM (Land Acquisition), Gautam Buddha Nagar
Yogendra Kumar – Deputy Director, Mandi
Neelam – Additional Director, Directorate of Medical Education
Significance of the Move
This large-scale promotion is seen as part of the Yogi Adityanath-led government’s focus on career progression and rewarding senior provincial officers. The promotions fill the vacancies in the IAS cadre under the State Quota, in line with service rules and DoPT guidelines.
