In a significant administrative overhaul ahead of Diwali, the Uttarakhand government has transferred 44 officers across the IAS, IFS, PCS, and Secretariat services. The reshuffle, one of the largest in recent months, affects five District Magistrate positions and several key departmental roles, signalling a broad leadership realignment across the state.
DM Posts Reshuffled Across Five Key Districts
- Lalit Mohan Rayal (IAS-2011) – District Magistrate, Nainital
- Gaurav Kumar (IAS-2017) – District Magistrate, Chamoli
- Anshul Singh (IAS-2018) – District Magistrate, Almora
- Akanksha Konde (IAS-2018) – District Magistrate, Bageshwar
- Ashish Kumar Bhatgain (IAS-2017) – District Magistrate, Pithoragarh
Departmental and Secretariat-Level Changes
- 23 IAS officers receiving new portfolios
- 11 PCS officers reassigned to new roles
- 3 Secretariat Service officers repositioned
- 1 IFS officer assigned new responsibilities
Prominent IAS and IFS Transfers
- Dilip Jawalkar (IAS-2003): Relieved from Rural Development & Works; now Secretary, Finance, Elections & Water Resources
- BVRC Purushottam (IAS-2004): Removed as Fisheries Director
- Chandresh Kumar Yadav (IAS-2006): Moved to Secretary, Women Empowerment & Child Development
- Ranveer Singh Chauhan (IAS-2009): Now Commissioner, Food
- Dheeraj Singh Garbyal (IAS-2009): Appointed Secretary, Rural Development & Rural Works
- Parag Madhukar Dhakate (IFS): Appointed Special Secretary, Panchayati Raj
- Sonika (IAS-2010): Vice-Chairman, Haridwar-Roorkee Development Authority
- Vandana Singh (IAS-2013): From DM Nainital to Additional Secretary, Planning & DG Agriculture & Horticulture
- Vineet Kumar (IAS-2013): Additional Secretary, Labour
- Himanshu Khurana (IAS-2015): Additional Secretary, Forests
- Alok Kumar Pandey (IAS-2016): CEO, PMGSY; Additional Secretary, IT; Director, ITDA
- Dr. Sandeep Tiwari (IAS-2017): Director, Social Welfare, Haldwani
- Ravneet Cheema (IAS-2017): Additional Secretary, Reorganisation Department
- Vinod Giri Goswami (IAS-2017): Additional Secretary, Urban Development & Director, Urban Development Directorate, Dehradun
- Prakash Chandra (IAS-2017): Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Uttarakhand
- Deepti Singh (IAS-2017): Relieved of additional charges including DG School Education and Director, Horticulture
Secretariat Appointments
- Mayawati Dhakriyal: Additional Secretary, Languages & Director, Language Institute
- Santosh Badoni: Director, Secretariat Training Institute
- Sunil Singh: Additional Secretary, Revenue & Secretariat Administration
PCS-Level Appointments
- Girdhari Singh Rawat: Additional Secretary, Personnel & Vigilance
- Chandra Singh Dharmashaktu: Director, Fisheries
- Lalit Narayan Mishra: CDO, Haridwar
- Ashok Kumar Pandey: Secretary, Uttarakhand Public Service Commission
Other PCS officers including Sundarlal Semwal, Chandra Singh Martolia, Jai Bharat Singh, Raza Abbas, Jaivardhan Sharma, Yukta Mishra, Krishna Nath Goswami, Naresh Chandra Durgapal, Richa Singh, Sonia Pant, Sohan Singh, Paritosh Verma, Chatar Singh, and Anil Kumar Chanyal have been assigned varied district, divisional, and municipal roles.
