Lucknow, October 31, 2026: The Uttar Pradesh government has announced a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring and assigning new responsibilities to several IAS officers. The administrative changes come on the retirement of senior IAS officer Deepak Kumar (IAS: 1990: UP), who was holding charge of several key departments.
Following his retirement, the state government has redistributed important portfolios and responsibilities among senior officers. The reshuffle also includes changes in departmental assignments, development authorities and district-level administration.
Uttar Pradesh IAS Transfer List: Key Administrative Changes:
Shashi Prakash Goyal (IAS: 1989: UP), the state Chief Secretary, has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of Additional Chief Secretary, Civil Aviation.
Ajay Chauhan (IAS: 1998: UP), Principal Secretary, Public Works Department (PWD), and CEO of UPSHA, has been given the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA).
Bhupendra S Chaudhary (IAS: 2009: UP), who was serving as Secretary, Administrative Reforms Department, has been transferred and appointed Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission.
Devendra Singh Kushwaha (IAS: 2012: UP), who was awaiting a posting, has been appointed Special Secretary in the Administrative Reforms Department.
Praveen Mishra (IAS: 2012: UP), Special Secretary, Social Welfare Department, and Secretary, SC/ST Commission, has been assigned additional charge as Managing Director of the Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation. He will also hold the additional responsibility of Director, Tribal Development.
Pandhari Yadav (IAS: 1998: UP), Principal Secretary, External Aided Project Department and Science & Technology Department, has been relieved of his responsibilities in the External Aided Project Department.
Yogesh Kumar (IAS: 2010: UP), Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Rural), has been transferred and appointed Managing Director of the Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation (PCDF).
Amit Kumar Singh (IAS), who was serving as Managing Director of PCDF, has been transferred and appointed Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Rural).
Krishna Kumar (IAS: 2010: UP), Secretary, Irrigation Department, CEO of the Prime Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme, and Administrator of the Greater Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Authority, has been appointed Divisional Commissioner of Jhansi Division.
Chandra Shekhar (IAS: 2012: UP), Special Secretary, Irrigation & Water Resources Department and Parti Bhumi Vikas Department, has been given additional charge as CEO of the Prime Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme and Administrator of the Greater Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Authority.
Anurag Srivastava (IAS: 1992: UP), Additional Chief Secretary, Namami Gange, Rural Water Resources, Minor Irrigation and Ground Water departments, has been transferred and appointed Agriculture Production Commissioner.
He will continue to hold additional charge of all the departments and assignments he was previously handling, including Mission Director, Rural Drinking Water Mission, and Project Director, Rajya Swachh Ganga Mission.
The latest Uttar Pradesh IAS transfers involve senior-level portfolio redistribution, departmental changes and key appointments across the state administration. The reshuffle follows the retirement of Deepak Kumar and aims to reorganise administrative responsibilities in several important departments.
