Yogi Govt transfers 13 IAS officers including Transport Commissioner Ravindra Naik

Lucknow: Tightening the noose around the IAS officers in the state, the UP Government on Thursday transferred 13 IAS officers including Transport Commissioner K Ravindra Naik. Naik has been sent to Azamgarh as Divisional Commissioner while P Guruprasad, who was on wait list, has been made Transport commissioner and MD, UP State Road transport Corporation (UPSRTC), an official spokesman said here. Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development NS Ravi has been member Revenue Board while Anurag Srivastava, who was on wait list, has been made Principal Secretary, Rural Development. Member Revenue Board- Chandra Prakash has been made Social Welfare Commissioner while Additional Chief secretary, Secondary and Higher Education, Sanjay Agarwal has been sent to Urban Development department in the same capacity. Chief Development Officer (CDO), Unnao Sanjeev Singh and CDO Shahjahanpur TK Shibu have swapped places after the transfer. Special Secretary, Commercial Tax, Entertainment tax department S Rajlingam has been made Municipal Commissioner Faizabad. CDO Moradabad, Ujjwal Kumar will be new Municipal Commissioner Mathura, Additional Director UP Administration and Management Academy Jagdish has been made Secretary UP Public Service Commission, Allahabad, Special Secretary Agriculture Production Commissioner Ashok Chandra has been sent to Food and Civil Supplies department in the same capacity. Special Secretary, Backward Welfare, and Director Backward Development Raj Shekhar has been sent to Public works department as Special Secretary. The state government also shifted departments of 12 IAS officers, who had charge of more than one department.