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Fifteen senior IAS officers transferred in UP

Lucknow, Oct 31 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government has reshuffled the administrative system
and changed the responsibilities of 15 senior IAS officers on Saturday.

In this administrative reorganization, Chief Secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal, along with several Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, and Department Heads, have been assigned additional responsibilities.
Some officers have also been relieved of their current responsibilities.
According to a government order, Chief Secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal has been given the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Civil Aviation.
Additional Chief Secretary Anurag Srivastava has been appointed Agriculture Production Commissioner( APC). He already handles the Namami Gange and Rural Water Supply, Minor Irrigation and Groundwater Departments, along with the Rural Drinking Water Mission and the
State Clean Ganga Mission.

Additional Chief Secretary Alok Kumar II, who was responsible for the Infrastructure and Industrial Development and NRI Departments, has been given additional responsibilities ofNRI department and PICKUP.
Meanwhile, M. Dev Raj, Principal Secretary, Appointments and Personnel and Director General, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Academy of Administration and Management, has been given the additional charge of Chairman of the State Vigilance Commission and Administrative Tribunal-1.

Dr. M.K.S. Sundaram, Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, has been given the additional charge of Coordination and Project Director, UPSRDP.
Alok Kumar III, Principal Secretary, Planning and Program Implementation, and IT and Electronics Department, has been given the additional charge of Finance, Institutional Finance, and Externally Aided Projects.
Ajay Chauhan, Principal Secretary, Public Works Department and Chief Executive Officer, UPSHA, has been given the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPIDA).
Principal Secretary, Pandhari Yadav, has been relieved of the additional charge of Externally Aided Projects. He will continue to hold responsibility for the Science and Technology Department.
In addition, Yogesh Kumar, Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Rural), has been given the additional charge of Managing Director, PCDF.
Meanwhile, Managing Director PDCF Amit Kumar Singh, has been given the responsibility of Managing Director of the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Rural).

Secretary of Irrigation and Water Resources, Krishna Kumar, has been appointed Divisional Commissioner of Jhansi Division. He also holds the responsibility of Administrator of the Prime Minister's Agricultural Irrigation Scheme and the Greater Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Authority.
Special Secretary of Irrigation and Water Resources and Special Secretary of Fallow Land Development, Chandrashekhar, has been given the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Prime Minister's Agricultural Irrigation Scheme and Administrator of the Greater Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Authority.
Secretary of Administrative Reforms, Bhupendra S. Chaudhary, has been given the additional charge of Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.
Devendra Singh Kushwaha, who was on waiting list, has been appointed Special Secretary, Administrative Reforms.
Special Secretary of Social Welfare and Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission, Praveen Mishra, has been given the additional charge of Managing Director of the Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation and Tribal Development.
With this order of the government, there has been a fresh division of responsibilities in the administrative work of many important departments and institutions of the government.
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