Kaushal Raj is secyto CM, Vishal new DI
Lucknow: In a late-night administrative reshuffle on Monday, Varanasi's divisional commissioner
Kaushal Raj Sharma
wasc made the secretary to the chief minister while director, information, Shishir was shifted to MSME and export promotion department as the special secretary. He has also been given the charge of CEO Khadi Gramudyog.
Vishal Singh, who was Bhadohi DM, is the new DI. Singh was Municipal Commissioner, Ayodhya Municipal Corporation and vice-chairman, Ayodhya Development Authority from September 2020 to 2024.
Shishir, is seen as an officer close to CM
Yogi Adityanath
and played a key role in the implementation of almost all crucial programmes of the government since it came to power, from the Investors Summit to the recently concluded Maha Kumbh.
In all, the govt shifted 33 IAS officers, including the DMs of 11 districts. The CM also got two new special secretaries, Vishal Bharadwaj and Navneet Singh Chahal.
In a major reshuffle for the city, Lucknow's municipal commissioner Inderjit Singh has been transferred as the new special secretary power, director UPNEDA and MD UP Renewable and EV infrastructure Ltd. Gaurav Kumar, who was CDO, Prayagraj, is now the new municipal commissioner of the city.
S Rajalingam, who was the Varanasi DM, has now been promoted as the
Varanasi divisional commissioner
. Satyendra Kumar, who was earlier special secretary CM, is the new DM of Varanasi.
Meanwhile, L Venkateswarlu will no longer hold charge of the transport department but will continue in his role as MD UP Administration and Planning academy, DDU State Rural Development Organisation, and director SC/ST Research and Training Institute. Amit Gupta, who is currently principal secretary, stamp and registration, will hold additional charge of the transport department.
Prerna Verma is the new director of State Urban Development Agency. Abhishek Pandey has been appointed as the new DM of Hapur while Sanjay Kumar Meena is vice chairperson of the Meerut Development Authority.
Among other new DMs in the list are Ravindra Kumar-2 who has been posted to Azamgarh, Avinash Singh to Bareilly, Anupam Shukla to Ambedkarnagar, Avinash Kumar to Ghazipur, Mridul Chaudhary to Jhansi, Gazal Bharadwaj to Mahoba, Mahendra Singh Tanwar to Kushinagar, Alok Kumar to Sant Kabir Nagar, and Shailesh Kumar to Bhadohi.
Shashwat Tripurari has been posted to Gorakhpur as the CDO, along with Harshika Singh who is new CDO of Prayagraj and Shahid Ahmed, who is CDO Shrawasti. Aryaka Akhouri has been moved to the department of medical health and family welfare as special secretary.
Ujjwal Kumar has been posted as MD UP Medical Supply Corporation while Pulkit Khare, till now in the department of planning, is the new Mission Director, Skill Development Mission. Anubhav Singh is the new vice-chairperson of the Moradabad Development Authority.
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