LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh Government on Saturday ordered a major administrative reshuffle, transferring 15 IAS officers and reallocating several key departmental responsibilities across the state. The changes affect important portfolios, including agriculture, finance, infrastructure, civil aviation, irrigation, vigilance and rural development.
The reshuffle comes following the retirement of 1990-batch IAS officer Deepak Kumar on Saturday, who was holding several important positions in the state administration. The government has reassigned key responsibilities among senior bureaucrats to fill the administrative gaps and ensure continuity in departmental functioning.
Shashi Prakash Goyal Gets Additional Charge of Civil Aviation
Chief Secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal, a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been given the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Civil Aviation Department.
Meanwhile, Anurag Srivastava, a 1992-batch IAS officer, has been appointed Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC). Along with this responsibility, he will hold additional charge of the following departments and positions:
- Additional Chief Secretary, Namami Gange.
- Rural Water Resources Department.
- Minor Irrigation Department.
- Ground Water Department.
- Mission Director, Rural Drinking Water Mission.
- Project Director, Rajya Swachh Ganga Mission, Uttar Pradesh.
Alok Kumar-II Appointed Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner
Alok Kumar-II, a 1993-batch IAS officer, has been appointed Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner (IIDC).
He will also hold additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department, and NRI Department. Additionally, he has been appointed Chairman of the Projects and Infrastructure Corporation of Uttar Pradesh (PICUP).
The appointment follows the retirement of Deepak Kumar, who was previously handling several significant administrative responsibilities, including Agriculture Production Commissioner, IIDC, ACS Finance, Chairman of UPEIDA, External Aided Projects, Civil Aviation and Commissioner, Vigilance.
Senior IAS Officers Receive Additional Departmental Responsibilities
The Uttar Pradesh Government has also reassigned several important portfolios among senior IAS officers.
The revised responsibilities include:
- M. Devraj, Principal Secretary, Appointment and Personnel Department, has been given additional charge of the State Vigilance Commission and Administrative Tribunal.
- Alok Kumar-III, Principal Secretary, Planning and Programme Implementation Department, has been assigned additional charge of the Finance Department, Institutional Finance and External Aided Projects.
- MKS Sundaram, Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, has been given additional charge of Coordination and Project Director, Uttar Pradesh Diversified Agricultural Support Project (UP DASP).
- Ajay Chauhan, Principal Secretary, Public Works Department (PWD), has been assigned additional charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA).
Yogesh Kumar and Amit Kumar Singh Get New Appointments
As part of the administrative reshuffle, several other IAS officers have also been transferred and appointed to new positions.
Yogesh Kumar has been appointed Managing Director (MD) of the Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation (PCDF).
Similarly, Amit Kumar Singh has been appointed Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Rural).
Meanwhile, the charge of External Aided Projects has been withdrawn from Pandhari Yadav, Principal Secretary, Science and Technology Department.
More IAS Officers Assigned New Roles
The government has also announced the following appointments and additional responsibilities:
- Krishna Kumar has been appointed Divisional Commissioner, Jhansi Division.
- Chandra Shekhar, Special Secretary, Irrigation Department, has been given additional charge of CEO, PM Agriculture Irrigation Project, and Administrator, Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Authority.
- Bhupendra S. Chaudhary has been appointed Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.
- Devendra Singh Kushwaha, who was on the waiting list, has been appointed Special Secretary, Administrative Reforms Department.
- Praveen Mishra, Special Secretary, Social Welfare Department, has been given additional charge of Managing Director, UP SC Finance and Development Corporation, and Director, Scheduled Tribes (ST) Development.
Administrative Reshuffle Follows Retirement of Deepak Kumar
The latest reshuffle comes after the retirement of senior IAS officer Deepak Kumar, who was handling multiple key portfolios in the Uttar Pradesh Government.
With the fresh appointments, the state government has redistributed responsibilities across major administrative departments, including agriculture, finance, infrastructure, vigilance, irrigation and civil aviation. The changes are expected to facilitate the functioning of various departments under the revised administrative arrangement.
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