Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government on Tuesday (October 13, 2026), issued transfer and posting orders for 23 IAS officers, including the appointment of 11 new District Collectors. The reshuffle also assigns additional responsibilities to seven IAS officers alongside their existing charges.
Among the key changes, Rashmi Arun Shami (IAS:1994:MP) has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Public Health & Medical Education and ACS, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department, while retaining additional responsibilities in the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department and other assignments.
Sukh Veer Singh (IAS:1997:MP) has been appointed Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, with additional charge of the Public Works Department (PWD).
The changes also involve several district-level postings, including new Collectors for Jabalpur, Narmadapuram, Singrauli, Balaghat, Raisen, Bhind, Mauganj, Panna, Burhanpur, Shajapur and Harda.
IAS Officers Transferred and Posted
- Rashmi Arun Shami (IAS:1994:MP), ACS, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department and Special Commissioner (Coordination), MP Bhawan, New Delhi, with additional charge of Resident Commissioner, MP Bhawan, and Chairman, Board of Secondary Education, has been appointed ACS, Public Health & Medical Education and ACS, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department. She will retain additional charge of the Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department, Special Commissioner (Coordination), MP Bhawan, New Delhi, and Chairman, Board of Secondary Education.
- Sukh Veer Singh (IAS:1997:MP), Principal Secretary, PWD, Public Health & Medical Education and Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department, with additional charge of Commissioner, Food Security, has been appointed Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, with additional charge of Principal Secretary, PWD.
- John Kingsley A R (IAS:2004:MP), Secretary, Industrial Policy & Investment Promotion Department, with additional charge of MSME Department, has been appointed Secretary, MSME Department.
- Usha Parmar (IAS:2011:MP), Collector, Panna, has been appointed Deputy Secretary, Horticulture & Food Processing Department.
- Rajesh Kumar Ogre (IAS:2012:MP), Additional Secretary, Commercial Tax Department, has been appointed Collector, Mauganj.
- Somesh Mishra (IAS:2013:MP), Collector, Narmadapuram, has been appointed Director, AIDS Control Society and Director, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department, Bhopal.
- Raghavendra Singh (IAS:2013:MP), Collector, Jabalpur, has been appointed Managing Director, Agriculture Marketing Board-cum-Commissioner, Mandi.
- Pawan Kumar Jain (IAS:2013:MP), Deputy Secretary, Cooperative Department, has been appointed Collector, Bhind.
- Arun Kumar Vishwakarma (IAS:2014:MP), Collector, Raisen, has been appointed Collector, Jabalpur.
- Ashish Vashisht (IAS:2014:MP), Managing Director, MP State Electronics Development Corporation, with additional charge of Mission Director, Integrated Social Security Mission, has been appointed Collector, Narmadapuram.
- Ankit Asthana (IAS:2014:MP), Deputy Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), with additional charge of Director, Employees Selection Board, Bhopal, has been appointed Collector, Singrauli.
- Aditya Singh (IAS:2014:MP), Director, Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department, Bhopal, has been appointed Collector, Balaghat.
- Riju Bafna (IAS:2014:MP), Collector, Shajapur, has been appointed Additional Commissioner (Revenue), Ujjain Division.
- Harsh Singh (IAS:2015:MP), Collector, Burhanpur, has been appointed Collector, Panna.
- Sanjay Kumar Jain (IAS:2015:MP), Collector, Mauganj, has been appointed Deputy Secretary, Farmers Welfare & Agriculture Development Department.
- Siddharth Jain (IAS:2016:MP), Collector, Harda, has been appointed Deputy Secretary, Commercial Tax Department.
- Kirori Lal Meena (IAS:2016:MP), Collector, Bhind, has been appointed Deputy Secretary, Finance Department.
- Gaurav Banel (IAS:2016:MP), Collector, Singrauli, has been appointed Deputy Secretary, GAD, with responsibilities relating to the Employees Selection Board, Bhopal.
- Rohit Sissoniya (IAS:2017:MP), Deputy Secretary, Farmers Welfare & Agriculture Development Department, has been appointed Collector, Raisen.
- Vivek Kumar (IAS:2017:MP), Deputy Secretary, New & Renewable Energy Department, has been appointed Collector, Burhanpur.
- Dr Parikshit Sanjay Rao Zade (IAS:2017:MP), Chief Executive Officer, Indore Development Authority, has been appointed Collector, Shajapur.
- Kumar Satyam (IAS:2017:MP), Collector, Balaghat, has been appointed Collector, Harda.
- Sandeep Karketta (IAS:2018:MP), Deputy Secretary to the Chief Minister and Managing Director, MP Seeds and Farm Development Corporation, Bhopal, is also listed in the transfer and posting orders. The supplied details do not specify a new posting for him.
IAS Officers Given Additional Charges
In a separate set of changes, seven IAS officers have been assigned additional responsibilities or had their existing charges modified.
- KC Gupta (IAS:1992:MP), Agriculture Production Commissioner and ACS, Horticulture & Food Processing Department, has been relieved of the charge of ACS, Cottage & Rural Industries and assigned additional charge of ACS, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Protection Department.
- Shobhit Jain (IAS:2000:MP), Principal Secretary, Ayush Department, has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Cottage & Rural Industries Department.
- Sanket S Bhondve (IAS:2007:MP), Commissioner, Urban Administration & Development, Bhopal, has been given additional charge of Resident Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh Bhawan, New Delhi.
- Swatantra Kumar Singh (IAS:2007:MP), Secretary, Fisherman Welfare and Fisheries Development Department, has been given additional charge of Secretary, Industrial Policy & Investment Promotion Department.
- Bharat Yadav (IAS:2008:MP), Managing Director, MP Road Development Corporation, has been given additional charge of Secretary, Public Relations Department.
- Abhay Arvind Bedekar (IAS:2014:MP), Additional Managing Director, MP Tourism Development Board, Bhopal, has been given additional charge of Commissioner-cum-Director, Archaeology & Museums, Bhopal.
- Anshuman Raj (IAS:2020:MP), Additional Managing Director, MP State Electronics Development Corporation, Bhopal, has been given additional charge of Managing Director, MP State Electronics Development Corporation, and Mission Director, Integrated Social Security Mission.
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