UP Govt Reshuffles 14 IAS Officers; IAS Praveen Kumar Laxkar Made Joint MD, UP Jal Nigam (Urban)

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Lucknow: In a second major administrative reshuffle within a week, the Uttar Pradesh government has transferred 14 IAS officers, including IAS Praveen Kumar Laxkar.

The reshuffle includes the District Magistrates (DMs) of four key districts—Pilibhit, Ballia, Hardoi, and Maharajganj—and affects several high-level administrative roles across the state.

As per the official notice, IAS Praveen Kumar Laxkar (2012 batch) has been transferred from his post as the DM of Ballia and appointed Joint Managing Director, UP Jal Nigam (Urban).

The list of other key transfers and appointments includes:

IAS Mangla Prasad Singh (2012 batch): Appointed new DM of Ballia; currently serving as DM of Hardoi. Singh returns to the Purvanchal region, where he earlier served as DM of Ghazipur.
IAS Sanjay Kumar Singh (2012 batch): Transferred from Pilibhit; appointed Special Secretary, Culture Department and Director of Religious Affairs.
IAS Santosh Kumar Sharma (2014 batch): Former CEO of Ayodhya Teerth Vikas Parishad and Ayodhya Municipal Commissioner; appointed DM of Maharajganj.
IAS Gyanendra Singh (2014 batch): Former Joint MD, UP Jal Nigam (Urban); appointed DM of Pilibhit.
IAS Anunay Jha (2015 batch): Transferred from Maharajganj; appointed DM of Hardoi.
IAS Deepak Kumar, currently the Additional Chief Secretary, has been given additional charge as Agriculture Production Commissioner, a post earlier held by Chief Secretary Manoj Singh.
IAS Jayendra Kumar: Currently CDO, Siddharthnagar; appointed CEO, Ayodhya Teerth Vikas Parishad, and Municipal Commissioner, Ayodhya.
IAS Mrinali Avinash Joshi: Currently Joint Magistrate, Gorakhpur; appointed CDO of Siddharthnagar.
IAS Apoorva Dubey: Former Vice-Chairperson, Aligarh Development Authority; appointed Director, SUDA (State Urban Development Agency).
IAS Kuldeep Meena: CDO, Bulandshahr; posted as Vice-Chairperson, Aligarh Development Authority.
IAS Nisha: Joint Magistrate, Mathura; appointed CDO of Bulandshahr.
IAS Prerna Sharma: Outgoing Director, SUDA; posted as Special Secretary, Horticulture and Food Processing Department.
IAS Ravindra Kumar: Transferred from the Culture Department; appointed Special Secretary, Agriculture, Agri-Marketing, Foreign Trade, and Agri-Education and Research.

This reshuffle is part of the state government’s ongoing administrative realignment aimed at enhancing governance and efficiency across departments and districts.