The Uttar Pradesh government has carried out a major administrative reshuffle, transferring 38 IAS officers across the state. The late-night orders issued on Friday, November 13, include changes in the postings of five district magistrates, along with several senior officials serving in development authorities, municipal corporations and key government departments.
Five Districts Get New District Magistrates
Prathmesh Kumar, who was serving as Vice-Chairman of the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA), has been appointed District Magistrate of Sitapur. Anuj Singh, Special Secretary in the Chief Minister’s Office, has been given charge as the new LDA Vice-Chairman.
Gaurav Singh Sogarwal, earlier DM of Maharajganj, has been posted as DM of Siddharthnagar, while Shivasharanappa G.N. has been appointed DM of Maharajganj. Sunil Kumar Singh will take charge as the new DM of Muzaffarnagar, replacing Umesh Mishra, who has been appointed Special Secretary in the Urban Development Department. Joginder Singh has been appointed DM of Bijnor, while Umesh Pratap Singh has been moved as Special Secretary in the Public Works Department.
Changes in Development Authorities and Municipal Bodies
Vikramaditya Singh Malik has been appointed Vice-Chairman of the Meerut Development Authority. Himanshu Nagpal has been posted as Municipal Commissioner of Ghaziabad, while Shashwat Tripurari will take charge as Municipal Commissioner of Varanasi.
Several other officers have also received new responsibilities in Noida, Greater Noida, Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Meerut and other districts. The reshuffle includes appointments of new Chief Development Officers and additional chief executive officers in various departments and development authorities.
The administrative changes come ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and in the context of the Election Commission's guidelines on the transfer of officials.
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