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The biggest news of this time is coming out from the political and administrative corridors of Uttar Pradesh. Hot on the heels of a massive reshuffle of Provincial Civil Services (PCS) officers, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government has once again cracked its administrative whip on the state bureaucracy. Late night, the government has released a new list of transfers of 15 senior and key Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers. This sudden administrative reshuffle has created panic in many departments of the state. In this latest list released by the government, major changes have been made in the scope of work of Additional Chief Secretary, Secretary, Divisional Commissioner and Special Secretary level officers of many major departments. This decision is being considered very important with the aim of making the upcoming civic elections and administrative system more strong and transparent. Let us know the real reason behind this major administrative reshuffle in UP and which IAS officers have got new responsibilities.
The Yogi government seems to be ready to bring administrative tightening in Uttar Pradesh and to speed up the development works. After the recent transfer of dozens of PCS officers, now the government has given a clear message by changing the responsibilities of 15 IAS officers that any kind of negligence or slowness in the functioning will not be tolerated. According to state government sources, officers who had the responsibility of the same department for a long time or in whose departments the progress of public welfare schemes was not happening at the expected pace, have been transferred to new departments. Apart from this, many officers were waiting for new posting after their promotion, which has been fulfilled through this list. Through this reshuffle, the main focus of the government is to create better coordination between the departments related to revenue, development, urban development, and law and order.
The list of 15 IAS officers released includes many senior and influential names from the state. According to the order issued by the government, Additional Chief Secretary and Secretary level officers have been given additional charge of departments and new responsibilities. Officers posted in some key administrative departments have now been given new appointments in important ministries like Secretariat Administration, Khadi and Village Industries, Transport, Social Welfare and Urban Development. Apart from this, new faces have been deployed on the posts of Divisional Commissioner and Special Secretaries in many major divisions. Administrative experts believe that this reshuffle will not only infuse new energy into the administrative work, but the government’s priority development schemes will also be implemented faster on the ground.
It is noteworthy that for the last few days, a large-scale administrative reshuffle is going on in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, the state government had released a long transfer list of PCS cadre officers and transferred Sub-District Magistrates (SDM), Additional District Magistrates (ADM) and Municipal Commissioners of many districts. Even before that reshuffle calmed down, this new list of IAS officers has created a stir in the bureaucracy of the state. It is believed that this reshuffle was necessary to bring administrative tightness in the districts as well as for quick disposal of files at the secretariat level. With the release of the transfer list, strict instructions have been issued to the concerned officers to assume their new charge with immediate effect.
This step of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s government is being considered as another big step towards good governance in the state. Changes in the scope of work of officers will bring freshness to the old working style prevailing in the districts and departments and a transparent system will be established. This administrative reshuffle can prove to be a milestone in providing quick solution to the problems of the general public, making public hearings effective at the tehsil and district level, and taking the welfare schemes of the government to the last person. All IAS officers posted on new posts will now have a huge responsibility to fulfill the priorities of the government in a timely manner.