Indian Bureaucracy, Lucknow, April 15, 2025| In a late-night administrative reshuffle, the Government of Uttar Pradesh issued orders transferring and reassigning several senior officers, including crucial postings in the agriculture, and rural governance sectors. The reshuffle affects key departments responsible for sugarcane development, irrigation under PMKSY-AIBP, and the state’s extensive Panchayati Raj network.
The post of Commissioner, Sugarcane, commonly known as the Ganna Commissioner, has witnessed a change of guard. This is a sensitive position in the state’s agrarian structure, as sugarcane remains one of the most significant crops for Uttar Pradesh. The state is the second-largest producer of sugarcane in India, with an estimated output of 9 million tonnes this season—slightly lower than last year’s 10.4 million tonnes.
In addition to agricultural adjustments, departments linked to the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana – Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (PMKSY-AIBP) have also been realigned. Notably, the release of funds under PMKSY-AIBP to Uttar Pradesh as on 30 September 2024 stood at over ₹15,129 crore, reflecting the scheme’s central role in enhancing irrigation efficiency across agrarian states of Uttar Pradesh.
In a significant interdepartmental shift, the Secretary, Home Department has now been appointed as the Managing Director of PCDF – the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Dairy Federation.
Furthermore, Amit Kumar Singh has been posted as the Director, Panchayati Raj, overseeing one of the largest rural governance frameworks in the country. Uttar Pradesh has 51,914 Gram Panchayats, which serve as the grassroots units of the Panchayati Raj system, playing a critical role in local self-governance and rural development.
Details of the officers and their new postings is listed below.
- Shri Sameer Verma IAS (Uttar Pradesh 2002), presently Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Uttar Pradesh, is transferred and appointed as Director General – Training, Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Naveen Kumar G S IAS (Uttar Pradesh 2007), presently Secretary, Irrigation Department, Uttar Pradesh, is given additional charge of State Nodal Officer – Prime Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme, Uttar Pradesh.
- Shri Prabhu Narain Singh IAS (Uttar Pradesh 2007), presently Commissioner, Sugarcane, Uttar Pradesh, is put on Waiting List for further posting.
- Shri Bhupendra S Chaudhary IAS (Uttar Pradesh 2009), presently Secretary, Public Works Department, Uttar Pradesh, is transferred and appointed as Commissioner – Food & Civil Supplies, Uttar Pradesh.
- Shri Vaibhav Srivastava IAS (Uttar Pradesh 2009), presently Secretary, Home Department, Uttar Pradesh, is transferred and appointed as Managing Director -Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation (PCDF), Uttar Pradesh.
- Smt B Chandrakala IAS (Uttar Pradesh 2008), presently Secretary, Women Welfare, with additional charge of Panchayati Raj Department, Uttar Pradesh, is relieved from the additional charge of Panchayati Raj Department, Uttar Pradesh.
- Shri Amit Kumar Singh IAS (Uttar Pradesh 2011), presently Special Secretary, Urban Development Department, Uttar Pradesh, with additional charge of Joint Managing Director, Jal Nigam (Urban), Lucknow, is transferred and appointed as Director – Panchayati Raj, Uttar Pradesh.
- Shri Pramod Kumar Upadhyay IAS (Uttar Pradesh 2009), presently Secretary, Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), Uttar Pradesh, is transferred and appointed as Commissioner – Cane and Sugar, Uttar Pradesh.
- Dr Hira Lal IAS (Uttar Pradesh 2010), presently State Nodal Officer, Prime Minister Agriculture Irrigation Scheme, is transferred and appointed as Commissioner and Director – Cooperative Societies, Uttar Pradesh.
IndianBureaucracy.com wishes all the officers the very best.
