Lucknow: In a major administrative reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 24 IAS officers, with significant changes across key district and administrative positions.

Shashank Tripathi has been moved from Barabanki to take charge as DM Ayodhya, while Anupam Shukla has been posted as DM Ghazipur from Ambedkar Nagar. Avinash Kumar shifts from Ghazipur to Aligarh as DM, and Arvind Singh has been appointed DM Etah from the Revenue Council.

At the district level, Ishan Pratap Singh takes over as DM Barabanki from the Chief Minister’s Office, while Isha Priya has been posted as DM Ambedkar Nagar from the Secretariat. Kavita Meena has been given charge as DM Hapur, and Charchit Gaur has been appointed DM Sonbhadra from UPSIDA.

Further, Amit Asari has been moved from PWD to head Banda district, and Dr Ankur Lather has been appointed DM Farrukhabad from a development authority posting.

In the Chief Minister’s Office, Nikhil Tikaram Funde has been brought in as Special Secretary from Ayodhya. Among other postings, Utkarsh Dwivedi has been appointed CDO Shahjahanpur, Abhinav J Jain as CDO Kanpur Nagar, and Diksha Joshi as CDO Sitapur.

The reshuffle reflects a broad-based administrative exercise aimed at strengthening district governance and aligning key roles with governance priorities. 

BI Bureau