Lucknow, Apr 15 (UNI) In a major reshuffle the Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday transferred 16 more Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including six District Magistrates (DMs), an official spokesman said here.
The spokesman said that DM Ayodhya Chandra Vijay Singh has been transferred as Special Secretary Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department. DM Chandauli Nikhil Teekaram Funde has been posted in place of Singh.
Municipal Commissioner, Prayagraj Chandra Mohan Garg has been posted as new DM of Chandauli. Chief Development Officer (CDO) Jaunpur Seelam Sai Teja has been shifted as Municipal Commissioner Prayagraj.
Joint Magistrate Gorakhpur Mrinali Avinash Joshi has been transferred as CDO Jaunpur. DM Amethi Nisha has been shifted as Mission Director, National Ayush Mission and Municipal Commissioner Saharanpur Sanjay Chauhan has been posted in her place.
Special Secretary, Higher Education Department, S Giri, has been transferred as Municipal Commissioner Saharanpur. Mission Director, National Ayush Mission, Mahendra Verma has been shifted as Secretary UPRERA.
DM Etawah Avanessh Kumar Rai has been transferred to Badaun in the same capacity. Similarly, DM Kannauj Shubhrant Kumar Shukla has been shifted to Etawah in the same capacity.
Special Secretary to the Chief Minister, Ashutosh Mohan Agnihotri, has been posted as DM Kannauj. DM Badaun Nidhi Srivastava has been transferred to Higher Education Department as the Special Secretary.
CDO Muzaffarnagar Sandeep Bhagia has been shifted as Additional Commissioner, State Tax, Gautam Buddha Nagar. Joint Magistrate Meerut KKK Deshbhushan has been transferred as CDO Muzaffarnagar. Raj Kumar I, who was on the waiting list, has been posted as Special Secretary in the Energy Department.
It may be noted that the state government transferred nine IAS officers late on Monday night. Secretary Social Welfare Department, Sameer Verma, was as IG Registration. Secretary Public Works Department (PWD), Bhupendra S Chaudhary, was posted as Commissioner Food and Civil Supplies.
State Nodal Officer, Prime Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme (PMIAS), Dr Heeralal, was shifted as Commissioner and Registrar, Cooperative Societies. Secretary Irrigation Department Naveen Kumar GS was given additional charge of PMAIS.
Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UPRERA), Pramod Kumar Upadhyaya was posted as Cane Commissioner in place of Prabhu N Singh, who has been put on the waiting list.
Secretary Home Department Vaibhav Srivastava was transferred as Managing Director Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation (PCDF). Secretary Women Welfare B Chandrakala was relieved from the additional charge of Panchayati Raj Department.
Special Secretary Urban Development Department Amit Kumar Singh was posted as Director Panchayati Raj.
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