UP: 12 IAS officers shifted, 8 Districts get new DMs

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday initiated a significant restructuring of the state’s administrative setup by issuing transfer and posting orders for 12 IAS officers. In the morning, three senior IAS officers were transferred to different positions, and in the evening, nine IAS officers were assigned new responsibilities. Notably, among these changes, eight new IAS officers have been appointed as District Magistrates in various districts, bringing fresh perspectives to local governance.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows :

1. Hemant Rao (IAS:1987:UP), Additional Chief Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, has been transferred and posted as Chairman, Revenue Board.
2. Subhash Chandra Sharma (IAS:1996:UP), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Principal Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities.
3. Narendra Bhushan (IAS:1992:UP), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Principal Secretary, Science & Technology Department.
4. Umesh Mishra (IAS:2012:UP), District Magistrate, Bijnor, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Kushinagar.
5. Mahendra Singh Tanwar (IAS:2015:UP), Vice Chairman, Gorakhpur Development Authority, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Sant Kabir Nagar.
6. Divya Mittal (IAS:2013:UP), District Magistrate, Mirzapur, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Basti.
7. Ravindra Kumar Mandar (IAS:2013:UP), District Magistrate, Ramnagar, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Bijnor.
8. Priyanka Niranjan (IAS:2013:UP), District Magistrate, Basti, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Mirzapur.
9. Ankit Agrawal (IAS:2012:UP), District Magistrate, Etah, has been transferred and posted as DM, Rampur.
10. Prem Ranjan Singh (IAS:2014:UP), CEO, BIDA, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Etah.
11. Akshay Tripathi (IAS:2014:UP), Special Secretary, IT & Electronics, has been transferred and posted as District Magistrate, Lalitpur.
12. Neha Jain (IAS:2014:UP), District Magistrate, Kanpur Rural, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, IT & Electronics.