UP: 16 IAS officers transferred; Vijay Vishwas Pant is new Divisional Commissioner of Lucknow

The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday (September 16, 2025) carried out a major bureaucratic reshuffle by transferring 16 IAS officers across key departments and divisions. The reshuffle includes changes in three Divisional Commissioners, highlighting the state’s bid to streamline administration.

The officers and their new postings are as follows:

1. Ranjan Kumar (IAS:2000:UP), Principal Secretary, Ayush & Food Security & Drugs Administration, has been relieved of Food Security & Drugs Administration. He continues as Principal Secretary, Ayush.
2. Suhas L Y (IAS:2007:UP), Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare Department, gets additional charge as DG, Department of Youth Welfare and Prantiya Rakshak Dal (PRD).
3. Chaitra B (IAS:2007:UP), DG, Department of Youth Welfare and PRD, has been moved as DG, Ayush.
4. Sanjay Kumar Khatri (IAS:2010:UP), ACEO, Noida, has been posted as In-charge CEO, Bundelkhand Industrial Development Authority.
5. Kanchan Verma (IAS:2005:UP), DG, School Education, Lucknow, becomes Commissioner & Secretary, Board of Revenue.
6. Monika Rani (IAS:2010:UP), Special Secretary, UP Basic Education & Additional DG, School Education, is now In-charge DG, School Education.
7. Vijay Vishwas Pant (IAS:2004:UP), Divisional Commissioner, Prayagraj, moves as Divisional Commissioner, Lucknow.
8. Dr. Roshan Jacob (IAS:2004:UP), Divisional Commissioner, Lucknow, takes charge as Secretary & Commissioner, Food Security & Drugs Administration.
9. Rajesh Kumar II (IAS-SCS:2009:UP), Commissioner, Food Security & Drugs Administration, is posted as DG, Tourism.
10. Saumya Agrawal (IAS:2004:UP), Commissioner, Bareilly, takes over as Commissioner, Prayagraj.
11. Kinjal Singh (IAS:2008:UP), DG, Medical Education, has been appointed as Transport Commissioner.
12. Brajesh Narayan Singh (IAS-SCS:2009:UP), Transport Commissioner, is posted as Secretary, GAD.
13. Manisha Trighatia (IAS:2002:UP), Commissioner & Secretary, Board of Revenue, becomes Secretary, Women Welfare and ICDS.
14. B Chandrakala (IAS:2008:UP), Secretary, Women Welfare and ICDS, is posted as Secretary, Environment, Forest & Climate Change and CEO, UP Clean Air Management Project Authority.
15. Anamika Singh (IAS:2004:UP), Secretary, Environment, Forest & Climate Change & CEO, UP Clean Air Management Project Authority, becomes Divisional Commissioner, Bareilly.
16. Aparna U (IAS:2001:UP), Secretary, UP Medical Education Department, has been given additional charge of DG, Medical Education.