Lucknow. A major administrative reshuffle has been done in UP soon after Avnish Kumar Awasthi retired from ACS Home Department. Under this reshuffle, 16 IAS have been transferred. Among them are Navneet Sehgal and Amit Mohan Prasad, who are considered strong. ACS Amit Mohan Prasad, who was the Chief of Health Department for 4 years, has now been given the responsibility of handloom Khadi. Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak was upset over the transfer policy dispute with Amit Mohan Prasad. At the same time, taking information and other departments from Navneet Sehgal, sports department has been assigned. Another strong IAS officer Aradhana Shukla has been removed from secondary education and now sent to AYUSH department. The important responsibility has been given to Chief Minister Yogi’s Principal Secretary Sanjay Prasad. He has also been given Information, Protocol, Public Relations, Home, Encryption, Visa, Passport and Vigilance Department along with his post. These portfolios were with Navneet Sehgal and Avneesh Awasthi.
Dr. Hariom is also among the other IAS who have been transferred. He has now been given the big responsibility of Principal Secretary Social Welfare from the General Administration Department. The focus of the Yogi government is on the underprivileged people of the society. In such a situation, trust has been expressed in Dr. Hariom. At the same time, Principal Secretary Tourism and Culture Mukesh Kumar will now also look after charitable work. Himanshu Kumar has been sent from Social Welfare and Minority Welfare to Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Rural Engineering Services. Parthasarathy Sen Sharma, who was waiting, has been made Principal Secretary, Medical and Health. Monica S. Garg has been given ACS Minority Welfare and Muslim class from higher education. Mahesh Kumar Gupta has been made Additional Chief Secretary Energy and Additional Energy. He was the ACS to the Governor. Ms. Kalpana has been sent as the Principal Secretary to the Governor in her place.
In other transfer, Arvind Kumar has got additional charge of UPEDA from the post of Establishment and Industrial Development Commissioner. At the same time, Principal Secretary Horticulture Rajesh Singh has been made Principal Secretary, Prisons and Correctional Services. Manoj Kumar Singh has been given the responsibility of Panchayati Raj and Horticulture Department in place of Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Commissioner. Sudhir Mahadev, a member of the Revenue Council, has been made the principal secretary in higher education. Deepak Kumar will now have to handle the charge of secondary education along with the principal secretary basic education.