Agencies, Lucknow In a major ever administrative reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav shifted 279 officials including 51 IAS, 88 IPS, 92 PPS and 48 PCS officers.
District Magistrates (DMs) and Police Superintendents (SPs) of several districts have also been changed. The transfer orders were issued late last night, official sources here today said. Senior bureaucrat Sanjiv Saran, who was awaiting posting, following his removal from the post of chief executive officer (CEO) Noida on the orders of Allahabad High Court on November 8, 2012, has been made the principal secretary, tourism, department of culture and director general, tourism. Rajiv Kapoor, principal secretary, technical and professional education has been divested of the additional charge of principal secretary, infrastructure and industrial development and executive director, Udyog Bandhu.
He will continue to work as principal secretary technical and professional education. Sanjay Agarwal, principal secretary, medical, health and family welfare has been made principal secretary, department of infrastructure and industrial development and executive director, Udyog Bandhu. Pravir Kumar, principal secretary, urban development, urban employment and housing & urban planning department has been divested of the charge of principal secretary, urban development and urban employment and has been made principal secretary, medical and health.
He will however continue to hold the charge of principal secretary housing and urban planning department. CB Paliwal, who was awaiting posting, has been posted as principal secretary, urban development and urban employment. Kumar Arvind Singh Dev, who was also awaiting posting, is now principal secretary, dairy development and managing director of PCDF. He will also hold the minor irrigation portfolio, as principal secretary. Rajnish Gupta, commissioner and secretary, Board of Revenue, UP, Lucknow has been made transport commissioner, while Anil Kumar-2, who was awaiting posting, has been made commissioner and secretary, Board of Revenue, UP, Lucknow.
