Lucknow: In a major administrative reshuffle ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, the Uttar Pradesh government has issued transfer and posting orders for 38 IAS officers. The changes, announced on November 13, include five District Magistrates, seven Chief Development Officers (CDOs), and senior officials serving in development authorities and municipal corporations.
The reshuffle is being carried out in view of the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) guidelines on the transfer of officers ahead of elections. The orders also come ahead of the Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls.
The five districts where District Magistrates have been changed are Sitapur, Maharajganj, Siddharthnagar, Muzaffarnagar and Bijnor.
Five District Magistrates Transferred
Prathmesh Kumar, Vice-Chairman of the Lucknow Development Authority, has been appointed District Magistrate of Sitapur, replacing Rajaganapathi R., who has been posted as Director of the State Urban Development Agency (SUDA).
Gaurav Singh Sograwal, District Magistrate of Maharajganj, has been transferred as District Magistrate of Siddharthnagar. Shivsharanappa G.N., who was serving as DM of Siddharthnagar, will take over as DM of Maharajganj.
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Umesh Mishra, District Magistrate of Muzaffarnagar, has been posted as Special Secretary in the Urban Development Department. Sunil Kumar Singh, Additional Chief Executive Officer of Greater Noida, will replace him as the new DM of Muzaffarnagar.
In another change, Jogendra Singh, Special Secretary in the Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department, has been appointed District Magistrate of Bijnor. He replaces Umesh Pratap Singh, who has been posted as Special Secretary in the Public Works Department.
Changes in Development Authorities and Municipal Corporations
The reshuffle also brings significant changes in the Lucknow and Meerut Development Authorities, YEIDA, Noida, Greater Noida and municipal corporations.
Anuj Singh, Special Secretary to the Chief Minister and Additional Director of the Uttar Pradesh State Agricultural Produce Markets Board, has been appointed Vice-Chairman of the Lucknow Development Authority. Prathmesh Kumar has been shifted from this position to Sitapur.
Vikramaditya Singh Malik, Municipal Commissioner of Ghaziabad, has been appointed Vice-Chairman of the Meerut Development Authority, with the additional responsibility of Divisional Food Controller, Meerut. Himanshu Nagpal, Municipal Commissioner of Varanasi, will replace him as Municipal Commissioner of Ghaziabad.
Shashwat Tripurari, CDO of Gorakhpur, has been appointed Municipal Commissioner of Varanasi. Abhishek Kumar, Special Secretary in the Information Technology and Electronics Department, will take over as CDO of Gorakhpur.
At YEIDA, Sanjay Kumar Meena, who was serving as Vice-Chairman of the Meerut Development Authority and Divisional Food Controller, has been appointed Additional Chief Executive Officer. Rajesh Kumar, who was serving as Additional CEO of YEIDA, has been posted as CDO of Ayodhya. Krishna Kumar Singh, CDO of Ayodhya, will move to YEIDA as Additional CEO.
Dr Nitin Madan, Additional CEO of YEIDA, has been appointed Joint Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Urban). Mahendra Bahadur Singh, Special Secretary in the Urban Development Department, has been relieved of his additional responsibilities as Director of SUDA and Joint Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Urban).
Vandana Tripathi, Additional CEO of Noida, has been posted as Additional Commissioner of Saharanpur Division. Preeti Jaiswal, Additional Commissioner of Bareilly Division, will take over as Additional CEO of Noida.
Sunil Kumar Singh’s transfer from Greater Noida to Muzaffarnagar has led to another change in the authority. Nupur Goyal, CDO of Meerut, has been appointed Additional CEO of Greater Noida, while Sandeep Kumar, Additional District Magistrate (Finance and Revenue), Hapur, will replace her as CDO of Meerut.
Praveen Verma, Additional CEO of the Bundelkhand Industrial Development Authority, has been transferred as Additional CEO of Greater Noida. Shrilakshmi V.S., who was serving as Additional CEO of Greater Noida, has been posted as Special Secretary in the Women Welfare Department.
Shatrughan Vaishya, CDO of Firozabad, has been appointed Additional CEO of YEIDA. He replaces Shailendra Kumar Singh, who has been posted as CDO of Aligarh, with additional charge of Divisional Food Controller, Aligarh.
Seven CDO-Level Changes
Several changes have also been made in the district development administration.
Rajesh Kumar, Additional CEO of YEIDA, has been appointed CDO of Ayodhya, while Krishna Kumar Singh, the outgoing CDO, moves to YEIDA.
Abhishek Kumar will take charge as CDO of Gorakhpur, replacing Shashwat Tripurari, who has been appointed Municipal Commissioner of Varanasi.
Nupur Goyal has been shifted from the post of CDO, Meerut, to Additional CEO of Greater Noida. Sandeep Kumar will replace her in Meerut.
Pawan Kumar Meena, CDO of Fatehpur, has been posted as Special Secretary in the Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department. Poonam Nigam, Deputy Secretary in the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission, will take over as CDO of Fatehpur.
Shishir Kumar Singh, Joint Magistrate of Aligarh and Settlement Officer (Consolidation), Aligarh, has been appointed CDO of Shravasti, replacing Shahid Ahmad, who moves to the post of Additional Director at the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Uttar Pradesh Academy of Administration and Management (RUPAAM).
Shailendra Kumar Singh has been posted as CDO of Aligarh, while Yogendra Kumar, who was serving as CDO and Divisional Food Controller of Aligarh, has been transferred as CDO of Firozabad. Shatrughan Vaishya, the outgoing CDO of Firozabad, moves to YEIDA.
Other Administrative Transfers
Pratyush Pandey, Special Secretary (Coordination) and Additional Project Director of UPDESCO, has been given additional charge as Additional Director of the Uttar Pradesh State Agricultural Produce Markets Board.
Umesh Mishra, the outgoing DM of Muzaffarnagar, has been posted as Special Secretary in the Urban Development Department. Pawan Kumar Meena moves to the Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply Department, while Umesh Pratap Singh has been posted as Special Secretary in the Public Works Department.
Sunil Kumar Chaudhary, Additional Director of RUPAAM, has been transferred as Additional Land Management Commissioner in the Board of Revenue, Lucknow. Shahid Ahmad, CDO of Shravasti, will take over as Additional Director of RUPAAM.
Manoj Kumar-I, Additional Commissioner of Bareilly Division, has been transferred as Additional Commissioner of Varanasi Division. Atul Kumar, Additional Municipal Commissioner of Moradabad Municipal Corporation, will replace him in Bareilly.
Manjulata, Additional Commissioner of Agra Division, has been posted as Additional Municipal Commissioner of Moradabad Municipal Corporation. Pratima Singh, also serving as Additional Commissioner of Agra Division, has been transferred as Additional Commissioner of Kanpur Division.
Saumya Srivastava, Additional Resident Commissioner and Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Greater Noida, has been relieved of the charge of OSD, Greater Noida.
ECI Guidelines Behind the Reshuffle
The transfers come in the backdrop of the Election Commission’s directions issued on October 27. The Commission had directed that officers who would complete three years of tenure in a single district by May 31, 2027, should be transferred. The instructions also covered officers serving in municipal corporations and development authorities.
The ECI had further directed that officials deployed during previous Assembly elections or by-elections should not be posted again in the same Assembly constituency or district. It had sought a compliance report from the Chief Secretary by November 30.
With the electoral roll revision and Assembly elections approaching, the latest reshuffle marks a major administrative reorganisation across Uttar Pradesh.
