UP Govt Reshuffles Two Senior IAS Officers: B.L. Meena Gets Board of Revenue, Amrit Abhijat Gets UPSRTC Charge
The Uttar Pradesh government has reshuffled the responsibilities of two senior IAS officers following the retirement of 1990-batch IAS officer Archana Agarwal on September 30. Under the latest administrative arrangement, 1991-batch IAS officer Babu Lal Meena has been appointed Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Board of Revenue, while 1995-batch IAS officer Amrit Abhijat has been given the additional charge of Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC).
The changes come after Agarwal’s retirement from state service. She had been serving as Chairperson of the Board of Revenue since June 1, 2026, and was also holding the additional responsibility of UPSRTC Chairperson since October 24, 2025. With her retirement, the state government has made separate arrangements for the two responsibilities.
Babu Lal Meena Takes Charge of Board of Revenue
Babu Lal Meena, a 1991-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, has been appointed Chairperson of the Board of Revenue. Before the latest assignment, he was serving as Additional Chief Secretary, Horticulture and Sericulture Department, with additional responsibility for the Food Processing Department.
Under the new arrangement, Meena will take charge of the state’s apex revenue institution while continuing with his existing departmental responsibilities on an additional-charge basis. His appointment brings a senior officer with extensive experience in district administration, state government departments and central deputation into the Board of Revenue.
The Board of Revenue deals with important aspects of land and revenue administration in Uttar Pradesh. Its responsibilities make the Chairperson’s position a significant administrative assignment within the state government, particularly in matters involving revenue administration and related state-level functions.
Who Is IAS Officer Babu Lal Meena?
Babu Lal Meena entered the Indian Administrative Service as a direct recruit on September 15, 1991, after clearing the UPSC Civil Services Examination. Born on April 15, 1968, in Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan, he has an academic background that includes a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering, an M.A. in Public Policy and Management and a law certificate from the Indian Law Institute.
Over more than three decades in public service, Meena has handled assignments spanning district administration, the state secretariat, public-sector organisations and the Government of India. His career has included both field-level responsibilities and senior policymaking roles.
He has served as District Magistrate and Collector in several districts, including Ghaziabad, Barabanki, Etawah, Gonda, Siddharth Nagar, Baghpat and Rudraprayag. These postings gave him experience in district administration, revenue-related matters, development programmes and coordination among various government agencies.
Experience Across Several UP Departments
After his district-level assignments, Meena moved into senior positions within the Uttar Pradesh government and handled responsibilities across a broad range of departments. His assignments included work in areas such as Home, Cooperative Societies, Urban Development, Irrigation, Social Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries.
His administrative career has also included leadership roles in state public-sector enterprises. Among the organisations he has headed are U.P. Agro and Purvanchal/Eastern Vidyut Vitran Nigam.
These assignments have given Meena experience across different areas of government functioning, ranging from administration and development to infrastructure and public-sector management. His appointment as Chairperson of the Board of Revenue now adds another major responsibility to that career record.
Meena Also Served on Central Deputation
Meena has also worked with the Government of India on central deputation. He served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, where his responsibilities exposed him to policymaking and programme implementation at the national level.
His latest assignment comes while he continues to hold responsibility for Horticulture and Sericulture, along with Food Processing, making the new Board of Revenue role an additional responsibility rather than a complete departure from his existing departmental portfolio.
Amrit Abhijat Gets Additional Charge of UPSRTC
The state government has also entrusted Amrit Abhijat, a 1995-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre, with the additional charge of Chairperson, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation.
Abhijat is currently serving as Additional Chief Secretary, Tourism, Culture and Religious Affairs, and Transport. He will continue to discharge these responsibilities while also taking charge of UPSRTC.
The arrangement follows the retirement of Archana Agarwal, who had been holding the Chairperson’s responsibility for UPSRTC since October 24, 2025. With Abhijat already handling the Transport portfolio, the latest arrangement places the state transport corporation under the additional charge of the senior officer responsible for the department.
Who Is IAS Officer Amrit Abhijat?
Born on June 21, 1968, in Munger, Bihar, Amrit Abhijat is a senior 1995-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. He studied History at Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi, completing his B.A. and M.A., and later obtained an M.A. in Governance and Development from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom.
His academic background also includes postgraduate diplomas in Rural Development from IGNOU and Environmental Laws. He speaks Hindi, English and French. Abhijat has held several important assignments during his administrative career in Uttar Pradesh.
His field postings included serving as District Magistrate in Agra, Prayagraj, Kanpur Nagar and Jhansi. He was also associated with land acquisition work for the Lucknow-Agra Expressway, one of Uttar Pradesh’s major infrastructure projects.
Central Government Experience
Abhijat has also spent several years working with the Government of India. From 2015 to 2021, he served in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs as Joint Secretary and Mission Director.
During this period, he was associated with the implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban. He also served as a nominee director on the board of HUDCO, according to the details provided in the source material.
His administrative experience has consequently covered urban development, housing, infrastructure, district administration and state-level policy responsibilities. His current portfolios in tourism, culture, religious affairs and transport are now accompanied by the additional responsibility of UPSRTC Chairperson.
Archana Agarwal Retires From UP Government Service
The latest changes follow the retirement of Archana Agarwal, a 1990-batch IAS officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre. Agarwal had taken charge as Chairperson of the Board of Revenue on June 1, 2026, and subsequently held the additional charge of UPSRTC Chairperson from October 24, 2025.
Her retirement on September 30 resulted in vacancies in the two senior administrative responsibilities she had been handling. The state government has now divided those responsibilities between Babu Lal Meena and Amrit Abhijat. Meena has been assigned the Chairperson’s post at the Board of Revenue, while Abhijat has been given the additional charge of UPSRTC Chairperson.
Latest UP IAS Administrative Arrangement
The latest changes can be summarised as follows:
Babu Lal Meena, IAS (1991: UP) – Chairperson, Uttar Pradesh Board of Revenue; continues as Additional Chief Secretary, Horticulture and Sericulture, with responsibility for Food Processing on an additional-charge basis.
Amrit Abhijat, IAS (1995: UP) – Additional charge of Chairperson, UPSRTC; continues as Additional Chief Secretary, Tourism, Culture and Religious Affairs, and Transport.
Archana Agarwal, IAS (1990: UP) – Retired on September 30, 2026; was serving as Chairperson, Board of Revenue and holding additional charge of UPSRTC Chairperson.
The latest administrative arrangement follows a straightforward sequence triggered by the retirement of Archana Agarwal. Babu Lal Meena now takes over the Board of Revenue, while Amrit Abhijat assumes additional responsibility for UPSRTC alongside his existing Transport portfolio and other assignments.
