UP: Six IAS officers transferred; Sanyukta Samaddar gets additional charge of Minority Affairs & Muslim Waqf

In a significant development, the Uttar Pradesh government on Monday (28.04.2025) issued transfer and posting orders for six IAS officers.

Notably, Sanyukta Samaddar has been assigned additional charge of Principal Secretary, Minority Affairs & Muslim Waqf Department, in addition to her existing responsibilities.

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

1. Sanyukta Samaddar (IAS:1999:UP), Principal Secretary, Political Pension & Civil Defence Deptt, has been given additional charge of Principal Secretary, Minority Affairs & Muslim Waqf Department.
2. Divya Prakash Giri (IAS-SCS:2010), Special Secretary, Excise Department, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Namami Gange & Rural Water Supply.
3. Devendra Kumar Singh Kushwaha (IAS:2012:UP), Special Secretary, Medical Education, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Excise Department.
4. Rajnish Chandra (IAS-SCS:2014), Special Secretary, Social Welfare Department, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Rural Development Department.
5. Rajendra Singh (IAS), Special Secretary, Rural Development, Department, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Social Welfare Department.
6. Pooja Yadav (IAS), awaiting posting orders, has been posted as Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Building And Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.