Massive AGMUT Cadre Reshuffle: 49 IAS and IPS Officers Transferred Across Delhi, J&K, Ladakh, Goa and Multiple Union Territories
In one of the most extensive administrative reshuffles in recent years, the Central Government has ordered a large-scale reallocation of officers belonging to the AGMUT cadre, transferring 49 senior civil servants across multiple Union Territories and states. The sweeping exercise involves 33 IAS officers and 16 IPS officers from various batches and is aimed at strengthening governance, balancing cadre exposure, and improving administrative effectiveness in sensitive and strategically significant regions.
The reshuffle spans Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, Mizoram, Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and Dadra & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu (DNH&DD).
Major IAS Postings to Delhi
A significant number of IAS officers have been posted to the national capital to reinforce the Delhi administration:
Sanjeev Khirwar (1994) – from Ladakh to Delhi
Santosh D. Vaidya (1998) – from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi
Padma Jaiswal (2003) – from Puducherry to Delhi
Yashpal Garg (2008) – from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi
Sanjeev Ahuja (2008) – from Goa to Delhi
Niraj Kumar (2010) – from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi
Satyendra Singh Dursawat (2012) – from Andaman & Nicobar to Delhi
Aman Gupta (2013) – from Andaman & Nicobar to Delhi
Rahul Singh (2013) – from Lakshadweep to Delhi
Arjun Sharma (2015) – from Andaman & Nicobar to Delhi
Saloni Rai (2016) – from Jammu & Kashmir to Delhi
Hari Kallikkat (2018) – from Chandigarh to Delhi
Vishakha Yadav (2020) – from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi
Azharuddin Zahiruddin Qazi (2020) – from Andaman & Nicobar to Delhi
Cheemala Shiva Gopal Reddy (2020) – from Mizoram to Delhi
IAS Officers Posted to Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh
To reinforce administrative leadership in Jammu & Kashmir:
Ashwani Kumar (1992) – from Delhi to J&K
R. Alice Vaz (2005) – from Delhi to J&K
Anjali Sehrawat (2013) – from Delhi to J&K
Sagar D. Dattatray (2014) – from DNH&DD to J&K
Akriti Sagar (2016) – from Arunachal Pradesh to J&K
Kumar Abhishek (2016) – from Delhi to J&K
Transfers to Ladakh include:
Shurbir Singh (2004) – from Delhi to Ladakh
Baseer Ul Hag Chaudhary (2015) – from J&K to Ladakh
IAS Movements Across Goa, Puducherry, Mizoram and Andaman & Nicobar
Michael M. D’Souza (2015) – from Ladakh to Goa
Nikhil U. Dessai (2016) – from DNH&DD to Goa
Ankita Mishra (2018) – from Goa to Arunachal Pradesh
Kinny Singh (2014) – from Delhi to Puducherry
Ravi Dadhich (2014) – from Delhi to Mizoram
Hemant Kumar (2013) – from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar
Vandana Rao (2015) – from Delhi to Andaman & Nicobar
Major IPS Reallocation
Several IPS officers have been transferred to Delhi:
Ajit Kumar Singla (2004) – from Puducherry to Delhi
R. P. Meena (2013) – from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi
Rahool Alwal (2014) – from Mizoram to Delhi
Shobhit D. Saksena (2015) – from J&K to Delhi
Niharika Bhatt (2015) – from Andaman & Nicobar to Delhi
Sachin Kumar Singhal (2017) – from Arunachal Pradesh to Delhi
Isha Singh (2021) – from Puducherry to Delhi
IPS Postings to Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh and Goa
To Jammu & Kashmir:
Prashant Priya Gautam (2013) – from Delhi
Sudhanshu Dhama (2016) – from Arunachal Pradesh
Sunny Gupta (2020) – from Andaman & Nicobar
To Arunachal Pradesh:
Mangesh Kashyap (2009) – from Delhi
Sandhya Swamy (2016) – from Delhi
Achin Garg (2019) – from Delhi
Akshat Kaushal (2018) – from Goa
To Goa:
S. M. Prabhudessai (2014) – from Arunachal Pradesh
Shruti Arora (2018) – from Ladakh
Other IPS transfers include:
Rajiv Ranjan Singh (2010) – from Delhi to Chandigarh
Rajinder Kumar Gupta (2014) – from J&K to Puducherry
Cadre Management and Administrative Balancing
Officials stated that the reshuffle is part of a routine but strategically significant cadre management exercise under the AGMUT framework. The objective is to ensure balanced administrative exposure, strengthen governance in sensitive regions, and deploy experienced officers where their expertise can deliver maximum public value.
