Transfers & Postings · eGov
The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a transfer order moving fifteen IAS officers across departments, with the Chief Secretary picking up an additional charge and several senior officials switching key roles.
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- Chief Secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal takes additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Civil Aviation.
- Anurag Srivastava moves up as Agriculture Production Commissioner while retaining four additional charges.
- Yogesh Kumar and Amit Kumar Singh swap roles as MDs of PCDF and Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Rural).
Why it matters: The order reshapes leadership across infrastructure, agriculture, irrigation, finance and social welfare departments in Uttar Pradesh.
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The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred fifteen IAS officers in a wide-ranging reshuffle order. The changes span departments including agriculture, infrastructure, irrigation, finance, social welfare and civil aviation.
Chief Secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal continues in his post and has been assigned the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Civil Aviation. Several other senior officers have been moved to new principal posts while retaining responsibilities they held previously.
The key appointments
Anurag Srivastava, who was serving as ACS, Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply; ACS, Minor Irrigation and Groundwater; Mission Director, Rural Drinking Water Mission; and Project Director, State Clean Ganga Mission, has been posted as Agriculture Production Commissioner. He retains all four of those earlier charges in an additional capacity.
Alok Kumar-2, previously ACS, Infrastructure and Industrial Development and ACS, NRI, has been posted as Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner. He will also hold additional charge of ACS, Infrastructure and Industrial Development; ACS, NRI; and Chairman, PICUP.
Krishna Kumar, who was Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources; CEO, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana; and Administrator, Greater Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Authority, has been moved as Divisional Commissioner, Jhansi Division.
Other postings in the order
M. Devraj PS, holding charge of Appointment and Personnel and Director General, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Uttar Pradesh Academy of Administration and Management, has been given additional charge of Chairman, State Vigilance Commission and Administrative Tribunal-1.
Dr. M.K.S. Sundaram PS, Agriculture; PS, Agricultural Education and Research; and PS, Agricultural Marketing, Agri-business, and Export Promotion, will additionally handle PS, Coordination and Project Director, UPDASP.
Alok Kumar-3, PS, Planning; PS, Programme Implementation; PS, IT and Electronics; Nodal Officer, One Trillion Dollar Economy; and Nodal Officer, Zero Poverty Uttar Pradesh Campaign, has been given additional charge of PS, Finance; PS, Institutional Finance; and PS, Externally Aided Projects.
Ajay Chauhan, PS, PWD and CEO, UPSHA, has been assigned additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, UPEIDA. Pandhari Yadav, PS, Externally Aided Projects and PS, Science and Technology, has been relieved of the charge of PS, Externally Aided Projects.
Yogesh Kumar has been transferred from MD, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Rural) to MD, PCDF. Amit Kumar Singh, who was MD, PCDF, moves in the reverse direction as MD, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Rural).
Chandra Shekhar, Special Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources and Special Secretary, Wasteland Development, has been assigned additional charge as CEO, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana and Administrator, Greater Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Authority, vacated by Krishna Kumar.
Bhupendra S. Chaudhary, Secretary, Administrative Reforms, has been transferred as Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission. Devendra Singh Kushwaha will join as Special Secretary, Administrative Reforms.
Praveen Mishra, Special Secretary, Social Welfare and Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission, will additionally handle Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation and Director, Tribal Development.
About the key officers
Shashi Prakash Goyal
| Service | IAS |
|---|---|
| New post | Chief Secretary (with additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Civil Aviation) |
| Previous post | Chief Secretary |
Anurag Srivastava
| Service | IAS |
|---|---|
| New post | Agriculture Production Commissioner (with additional charge of ACS, Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply; ACS, Minor Irrigation and Groundwater; Mission Director, Rural Drinking Water Mission; and Project Director, State Clean Ganga Mission) |
| Previous post | ACS, Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply; ACS, Minor Irrigation and Groundwater; Mission Director, Rural Drinking Water Mission; and Project Director, State Clean Ganga Mission |
Alok Kumar-2
| Service | IAS |
|---|---|
| New post | Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner (with additional charge of ACS, Infrastructure and Industrial Development; ACS, NRI; and Chairman, PICUP) |
| Previous post | ACS, Infrastructure and Industrial Development; and ACS, NRI |
Krishna Kumar
| Service | IAS |
|---|---|
| New post | Divisional Commissioner, Jhansi Division |
| Previous post | Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources; CEO, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana; and Administrator, Greater Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Authority |
Yogesh Kumar
| Service | IAS |
|---|---|
| New post | MD, PCDF |
| Previous post | MD, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Rural) |