Uttar Pradesh Government Transfers 15 IAS Officers in Major Reshuffle; Anurag Srivastava Named Agriculture Production Commissioner
Alok Kumar-II appointed Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner, while Chief Secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal receives additional charge of Civil Aviation following Deepak Kumar’s retirement
The Uttar Pradesh Government has ordered a major administrative reshuffle involving 15 IAS officers, reallocating several key portfolios and assigning fresh responsibilities to senior bureaucrats across the state. The changes, announced on Saturday, October 31, 2026, cover crucial departments such as agriculture, finance, infrastructure, civil aviation, irrigation, vigilance and rural development.
The administrative changes follow the retirement of senior IAS officer Deepak Kumar, a 1990-batch officer who held several significant positions in the state government. In the wake of his departure, the government has redistributed important departmental responsibilities among senior officers to maintain administrative continuity and streamline the functioning of key departments.
Shashi Prakash Goyal Given Additional Charge of Civil Aviation
Chief Secretary Shashi Prakash Goyal, a 1989-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been entrusted with the additional responsibility of Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Civil Aviation Department.
Meanwhile, 1992-batch IAS officer Anurag Srivastava has been appointed Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC), one of the state’s key administrative positions. In addition to his new assignment, Srivastava will continue to oversee several important departments and initiatives. His additional responsibilities include:
Additional Chief Secretary, Namami Gange.
Rural Water Resources Department.
Minor Irrigation Department.
Ground Water Department.
Mission Director, Rural Drinking Water Mission.
Project Director, Rajya Swachh Ganga Mission, Uttar Pradesh.
The allocation places multiple water management, irrigation and rural drinking water initiatives under his administrative supervision.
Alok Kumar-II Appointed Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner
In another significant appointment, 1993-batch IAS officer Alok Kumar-II has been named Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner (IIDC). He will also hold the additional charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Department, and the NRI Department. Furthermore, he has been appointed Chairman of the Projects and Infrastructure Corporation of Uttar Pradesh (PICUP).
The appointment assumes significance in view of the multiple responsibilities previously handled by Deepak Kumar, including the Agriculture Production Commissioner, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance), Chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA), External Aided Projects and Civil Aviation Department, besides the charge of Commissioner, Vigilance.
Key Departmental Responsibilities Reallocated Among Senior IAS Officers
The latest bureaucratic reshuffle also involves the redistribution of several important portfolios among senior officers to strengthen administrative coordination.
Under the revised arrangements:
M. Devraj, Principal Secretary, Appointment and Personnel Department, has been entrusted with the additional charge of the State Vigilance Commission and Administrative Tribunal.
Alok Kumar-III, Principal Secretary, Planning and Programme Implementation Department, has been assigned additional responsibility for the Finance Department, Institutional Finance and External Aided Projects.
MKS Sundaram, Principal Secretary, Agriculture Department, will also oversee the Coordination Department and serve as Project Director of the Uttar Pradesh Diversified Agricultural Support Project (UP DASP).
Ajay Chauhan, Principal Secretary, Public Works Department (PWD), has been given the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA). These changes bring several significant administrative and developmental functions under the supervision of the newly designated officers.
Yogesh Kumar and Amit Kumar Singh Assigned New Responsibilities
The reshuffle also brings changes to the leadership of two important state-level organisations. IAS officer Yogesh Kumar has been appointed Managing Director (MD) of the Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation (PCDF).
Similarly, Amit Kumar Singh has been posted as Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam (Rural), which oversees rural water supply and related infrastructure initiatives.
In another administrative decision, the government has withdrawn the charge of External Aided Projects from Pandhari Yadav, Principal Secretary, Science and Technology Department.
Additional IAS Appointments and Transfers Announced
Several other officers have also received new postings and additional departmental responsibilities as part of the wider administrative exercise.
The key appointments include:
Krishna Kumar has been appointed Divisional Commissioner of Jhansi Division. Chandra Shekhar, Special Secretary, Irrigation Department, has been assigned the additional charge of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), PM Agriculture Irrigation Project, and Administrator, Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Authority.
Bhupendra S. Chaudhary has been appointed Secretary of the Uttar Pradesh Human Rights Commission. Devendra Singh Kushwaha, who was on the waiting list, has been posted as Special Secretary, Administrative Reforms Department.
Praveen Mishra, Special Secretary, Social Welfare Department, has been entrusted with the additional responsibilities of Managing Director, UP SC Finance and Development Corporation, and Director, Scheduled Tribes (ST) Development.
Deepak Kumar’s Retirement Triggers Major Administrative Realignment
The latest round of transfers and appointments follows the retirement of Deepak Kumar, whose tenure in the Uttar Pradesh administration involved overseeing several strategically important departments and institutions.
His departure created vacancies across multiple administrative portfolios, prompting the state government to undertake a comprehensive redistribution of responsibilities among senior IAS officers.
With the latest orders, the government has reorganised the administrative leadership of departments dealing with agriculture, infrastructure, industrial development, finance, civil aviation, irrigation, vigilance and rural development.
The reshuffle is aimed at ensuring continuity in governance while assigning additional responsibilities to experienced bureaucrats. The revised arrangements are expected to facilitate the smooth functioning of key departments and maintain the momentum of ongoing government programmes and development initiatives.
