Madhya Pradesh Transfers 23 IAS Officers: New Collectors Appointed in 11 Districts, Sukhveer Singh Named Principal Secretary to CM
Madhya Pradesh has reshuffled 23 IAS officers, appointing new collectors in 11 districts and naming Sukhveer Singh Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister while revising key departmental responsibilities.
Madhya Pradesh Government Orders Major IAS Reshuffle
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has carried out a major administrative reshuffle involving senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, departmental secretaries and district collectors. The changes, announced through posting orders issued on October 13, 2026, include new collectors in 11 districts, revised responsibilities for senior officers at the state secretariat and additional charges across several departments and government organisations.
The reshuffle affects a wide range of administrative areas, including public health, medical education, public relations, industrial policy, agriculture marketing, horticulture, electronics development and district administration. Among the prominent changes, 1997-batch IAS officer Sukhveer Singh has been appointed Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister while retaining additional charge of the Public Works Department.
The government has also revised the responsibilities of several senior officers and appointed new district collectors in places including Jabalpur, Narmadapuram, Singrauli, Raisen, Panna, Mauganj, Bhind, Balaghat, Shajapur, Burhanpur and Harda. The changes are intended to reorganise administrative responsibilities across the state, although the posting orders do not specify a separate reason for each transfer.
Sukhveer Singh Appointed Principal Secretary to Chief Minister
Sukhveer Singh, a 1997-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister. He will continue to hold additional charge of the Public Works Department alongside his new responsibility.
The appointment places Singh in a key position within the Chief Minister’s administrative office, while his continued charge of the Public Works Department ensures that he retains responsibilities in the department as well. The posting order does not provide further details about any change in his existing portfolio beyond the appointments and additional charges mentioned.
Other senior officers have also received revised assignments. Rashmi Arun Shami, a 1994-batch IAS officer, has been assigned responsibility for Public Health and Medical Education and Gas Relief, along with the chairmanship of the Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education, according to the supplied posting details.
The changes involving senior officers form part of the wider reshuffle, which also covers departmental leadership and the allocation of additional responsibilities across the state administration.
Senior IAS Officers Receive Revised Departmental Responsibilities
Several senior IAS officers have been relieved of additional charges, while others have been assigned new departmental responsibilities. Neeraj Mandloi, a 1993-batch IAS officer serving as Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister and Additional Chief Secretary for Public Service Management, has been relieved of his additional charge of the Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Department and the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department.
Anupam Rajan, also a 1993-batch IAS officer, serves as Additional Chief Secretary for Higher Education and Parliamentary Affairs. He has been relieved of his additional charge of the Public Relations Department following the appointment of Bharat Yadav as its secretary.
K.C. Gupta, a 1992-batch IAS officer and Agricultural Production Commissioner, has been assigned additional charge of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department. The change adds responsibility for a key department dealing with food supply and consumer protection to his existing assignment.
Bharat Yadav, a 2008-batch IAS officer and Managing Director of the Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation, has been given additional charge as Secretary of the Public Relations Department. His appointment follows the decision to relieve Anupam Rajan of the department’s additional charge.
Sanket S. Bhondve, a 2007-batch IAS officer serving as Commissioner of Urban Administration and Development, has been given additional charge as Residential Commissioner at Madhya Pradesh Bhawan in New Delhi.
John Kingsley A. R., a 2004-batch IAS officer, has been posted as Secretary of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department. Shobhit Jain, a 2000-batch IAS officer, has been assigned additional charge as Principal Secretary of the Cottage and Village Industries Department alongside his existing AYUSH responsibilities.
Swatantra Kumar Singh, a 2007-batch IAS officer, has also been given additional charge of the Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Department. These changes redistribute responsibilities across several important departments and state-level administrative offices.
New Collectors Appointed in 11 Madhya Pradesh Districts
One of the major components of the reshuffle is the appointment of new collectors in 11 districts. The changes cover Panna, Mauganj, Narmadapuram, Jabalpur, Bhind, Raisen, Singrauli, Balaghat, Shajapur, Burhanpur and Harda.
The appointments listed in the supplied report are as follows:
Arun Kumar Vishwakarma (2014 batch): Appointed Collector of Jabalpur.
Ashish Vashishta (2014 batch): Appointed Collector of Narmadapuram.
Ankit Asthana (2014 batch): Appointed Collector of Singrauli.
Pawan Kumar Jain (2013 batch): Appointed Collector of Bhind.
Rajesh Kumar Ogre (2012 batch): Appointed Collector of Mauganj.
Rohit Sisonia (2017 batch): Appointed Collector of Raisen.
Aditya Singh (2014 batch): Appointed Collector of Balaghat.
Dr Parikipandla Sarath Chandra Jha (2017 batch): Appointed Collector of Shajapur.
Vivek Kumar (2017 batch): Appointed Collector of Burhanpur.
Harsh Singh (2015 batch): Appointed Collector of Panna.
Kumar Satyam (2017 batch): Transferred from Balaghat and appointed Collector of Harda.
The new appointments bring changes in district-level leadership across different parts of Madhya Pradesh. Collectors play a central role in district administration, coordinating the implementation of government programmes and overseeing a range of administrative responsibilities.
The transfer of Kumar Satyam from Balaghat to Harda is among the specific changes noted in the supplied report. Aditya Singh has been named the new Collector of Balaghat, while the other appointments cover districts including Jabalpur, Singrauli and Narmadapuram.
Changes in Archaeology, Electronics and Agriculture Marketing
The reshuffle also covers specialised departments, state agencies and additional responsibilities linked to development programmes. Abhay Arvind Bedekar, a 2014-batch IAS officer, has been assigned additional charge as Commissioner-cum-Director of Archaeology and Museums.
Following Bedekar’s appointment, Madan Vibhishan Nagargoje, a 2007-batch IAS officer, has been relieved of additional responsibilities relating to Archaeology and Museums and the Khadi and Village Industries Board.
Anshuman Raj, a 2020-batch IAS officer, has been given additional charge as Managing Director of the Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation. He has also been assigned the additional responsibility of Mission Director of the Samagra Social Security Mission.
These changes affect the leadership arrangements in specialised state organisations and programmes. The order, as described in the supplied report, does not provide further details about changes to their operational priorities or the specific work plans that may follow.
Kumar Purushottam, a 2012-batch IAS officer, has been relieved of his additional charge as Agriculture Marketing Board-cum-Commissioner, Mandi, following Raghavendra Singh’s appointment. The change revises the allocation of responsibilities associated with agriculture marketing.
Deputy Secretary-Level Postings Also Revised
The government has also made changes involving officers posted at the Deputy Secretary level in key departments. Sanjay Kumar Jain, a 2015-batch IAS officer, has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development Department. Siddharth Jain, a 2016-batch IAS officer, has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Commercial Tax Department.
Kirodi Lal Meena, also a 2016-batch IAS officer, has been appointed Deputy Secretary in the Finance Department. Sandeep Kerketta, a 2018-batch IAS officer, has been posted as Deputy Secretary to the Madhya Pradesh government.
These appointments complete another part of the administrative reshuffle, extending the changes beyond senior secretariat positions and district collector postings. Together, the transfers cover senior leadership roles, district administration, specialised government agencies and departmental assignments.
Administrative Reshuffle Spans Districts and Key Departments
The Madhya Pradesh government’s latest reshuffle brings changes to the administrative leadership of 11 districts while revising the distribution of responsibilities among senior IAS officers. Sukhveer Singh’s appointment as Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, along with the revised departmental charges, is among the prominent developments in the order.
The district collector appointments will change the administrative leadership in areas including Jabalpur, Narmadapuram, Singrauli, Raisen and Panna. At the state level, the redistribution of responsibilities covers public relations, public health, medical education, food and civil supplies, industrial policy, cottage and village industries, agriculture marketing, electronics development and other departments.
The posting orders establish the new assignments and additional charges listed in the supplied report. Any further details about individual officers’ responsibilities, the reasons for particular transfers or subsequent changes should be confirmed through the relevant official notifications.
Editorial verification note: The supplied report describes the exercise as a reshuffle involving 23 IAS officers, but it does not reproduce the complete official transfer order. Before publication, verify the total number of officers affected, all names and batch years, the allocation of additional charges and the final district-wise appointments against the Madhya Pradesh government’s original notification. The report also contains overlapping lists of collector appointments, so the complete order should be checked to ensure that no posting or designation is misstated.
