After the gangrape and subsequent death of a Dalit woman in Harthras that incited nationwide outrage, the Uttar Pradesh Government transferred six IAS officers late on Thursday night.
Navneet Sehgal (IAS:1988:UP) has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary, Information Department vice ACS Awanish Kumar Awasthi (IAS:1987:UP). Sehgal will continue to handle the responsibility of MSME, Khadi Village Industries, Export promotion. Meanwhile, Awasthi will now be left with the affairs of Home, Visa/passport, Jail Administration, UP Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEDA), etc.
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Sanjay Prasad (IAS:1995:UP), has been given additional charge of the information department.
Additional Chief Secretary of Social Welfare Manoj Kumar Singh (IAS:1988) has been sent to the Horticulture Department.
Principal Secretary (Horticulture) Babu Lal Meena (IAS:1991:UP) has been given additional charges of Social Welfare.
Besides this, Saroj Kumar (IAS:2008:UP) has been made MD Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam and special secretary (Technical education).
