Dehradun: In a significant late-night administrative move, the Uttarakhand government led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has carried out a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring a total of 32 officers, including 6 IAS and 26 PCS officials, across key departments and districts. The large-scale reorganisation is aimed at strengthening governance, enhancing administrative efficiency, and preparing the state machinery for upcoming development initiatives.
The reshuffle impacts a wide spectrum of positions, including Additional District Magistrates (ADMs), City Magistrates, Deputy Collectors, and officials serving in important commissions and state departments. The move reflects the government’s intent to streamline administrative functioning while placing experienced as well as emerging officers in strategic roles.
Key Changes in IAS Cadre
- Anand Swaroop – Relieved as Commissioner of Food
- Ruchi Mohan – Relieved as Additional Commissioner, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
- Prakash Chandra – Relieved as Joint Chief Electoral Officer
- Banshi Lal Rana – Given additional charge as Commissioner of Food
- Gauri Prabha – Transferred from Ranikhet to Pauri as Joint Magistrate
- Dikshita Joshi – Transferred from Pauri to Ranikhet as Joint Magistrate
Major PCS Appointments and Transfers
- Nandan Singh Dungriyal – Appointed Secretary, UKSSSC
- Shivkumar Baranwal – Appointed Registrar, Uttarakhand Ayurveda University, Dehradun
- Saurabh Aswal – Appointed ADM Nainital & Competent Authority for Land Acquisition
Changes in Key PCS Positions
- Narendra Singh – Relieved as Registrar, Uttarakhand Ayurveda University
- Shivkumar Baranwal – Shifted from Secretary, UKSSSC to Registrar, Ayurveda University
- Prakash Chandra (PCS) – Appointed Joint Chief Electoral Officer
- Nandan Singh Dugariyal – Assumed charge as Secretary, UKSSSC
Other Important PCS Transfers
- Awadhesh Kumar – ADM Tehri to Joint Director, Urban Development, Dehradun
- Shailendra Singh – Relieved as ADM Nainital; posted as ADM Tehri
- Vaibhav Gupta – Urban Development to ADM Haridwar
- Saurabh Aswal – Deputy Collector Haridwar to ADM Nainital & CALA
- Manish Kumar – Relieved as Deputy Collector Haridwar
Institutional and Departmental Transfers
- Santosh Kumar – Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Dehradun to Deputy Secretary, Information Commission
- Lakshmiraj Chauhan – GM, GMVN Dehradun to Controller of Examinations, UKSSSC
- Kushum Chauhan – City Magistrate Haridwar to GM, GMVN Dehradun
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Deputy Collector-Level Transfers
- Har Giri – Dehradun to Haridwar
- Anurag Arya – Champawat to Nainital
- Ravindra Kumar Juwantha – Udham Singh Nagar to Dehradun
- Sudhir Kumar – Administration Academy Nainital to Deputy Collector Nainital
- Himanshu Kafaltia – UKSSSC to Deputy Collector Udham Singh Nagar
- Prem Lal – Dehradun to Uttarkashi
- Yashvir Singh – Pithoragarh to Chamoli
- Mukesh Chandra Ramola – Uttarkashi to Dehradun
- Vipin Chandra Pant – Nainital to Champawat
- Sunil Kumar – Almora to Champawat
- Pankaj Bhatt – Chamoli to Tehri
- Alkesh Naudiyal – Tehri to Chamoli
- Krishna Tripathi – Pauri to Rudraprayag
- Ankit Raj – Tehri to Pithoragarh
The extensive reshuffle highlights the state government’s focus on improving administrative delivery, strengthening district-level governance, and ensuring efficient execution of development programmes across Uttarakhand.
