Major reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh: 46 IAS officers transferred, CM Yogi Adityanath’s CS Sanjay Prasad to handle Home Dept

Major reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh: The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday carried out a major administrative reshuffle and transferred 46 Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers to different departments

Sanjay Prasad, CM Yogi Adityanath's chief secretary, will now head the Home Department, reported news agency ANI. Meanwhile, Deepak Kumar was relieved from the charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Visa, Passport, Vigilance Department, government of Uttar Pradesh. He was given additional charge for the position of principal secretary of the basic education department of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

UP administrative reshuffle: Check the full list of IAS officers transferred to the state

L Venjateshwarlu will now handle the additional charge of the post of Principal Secretary of Social Welfare and Sainik Welfare Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Tribal Development, Uttar Pradesh, Managing Director, UP CIDCO, Director, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Research and Training Institute and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Research and Training Institute, along with his current post.

BL Meena was relieved from the charge of Principal Secretary of the Home Guard, but he will continue to be Principal Secretary of Horticulture, Silk, and Food Processing. Here is the full list of IAS officers transferred to other departments.

Retired IAS, IPS officers to be part of UP CM's TB eradication campaign 

Apart from executing a major administration rejig on Thursday, the Uttar Pradesh government has roped in many retired IAS and IPS officers in its Tuberculosis eradication campaign launched on January 2.

PTI reported that the campaign to accelerate progress towards a TB-free UP will see the enhanced participation of retired IAS and IPS officers, former Vice Chancellors, educationists, and other senior citizens.

As 'Nikshay Mitras', they will actively contribute to raising public awareness and supporting efforts to eradicate tuberculosis (TB), according to an official statement.

On Thursday, Adityanath convened a meeting with these senior citizens, emphasising the importance of their cooperation in ensuring the success of the 'TB-Free Uttar Pradesh' campaign, it stated.

“A strong India can only emerge from a healthy India,” Adityanath said during the meeting. He underscored the urgency of eliminating TB, noting that while the World Health Organization has set 2030 as the global target for a TB-free world and Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ambitiously advanced India's goal to 2025.