DEHRADUN: In a major administrative restructuring, the Government of Uttarakhand has ordered the transfer and realignment of 19 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers across the state.
The comprehensive shake-up impacts key state secretariats—including Health, Civil Aviation, and Higher Education—while establishing new administrative leadership for the capital district of Dehradun, Bageshwar, and the Garhwal Division.
Key Administrative Deployments
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Dehradun & Smart City Infrastructure: Ashish Chauhan has been assigned the high-profile dual charge of District Magistrate (DM), Dehradun, and CEO, Dehradun Smart City Limited. He replaces Pravin Kumar, who has been formally relieved of his duties as Municipal Commissioner of the Dehradun Municipal Corporation.
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Garhwal Division Command: Senior bureaucrat Anand Swarup has been posted as the new Commissioner of the Garhwal Division, a crucial regional oversight role steering development across the hill districts.
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Bageshwar District Governance: Apurva Pandey has been appointed as the new District Magistrate (DM) of Bageshwar to drive localized border-district administration.
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Municipal Administration: Alok Kumar Pandey steps in as the new Municipal Commissioner of the Municipal Corporation, Dehradun, working alongside the new DM to manage urban development.
Major Secretarial Shifts
The reshuffle fundamentally updates the leadership structure within the state’s top policy-making secretariats:
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Vinay Shankar Pandey has been entrusted with the dual portfolios of Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, and Secretary, Civil Aviation Departments—two sectors critical to the state’s medical infrastructure and tourism connectivity.
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BVRC Purushottam officially joins the state executive as Secretary, Higher Education.
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Dr. Ranjeet Kumar, who previously served as Secretary of Higher Education, has been relieved of his additional responsibility as Secretary, School Education.
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Sachin Kurve, the outgoing Secretary of Health, has been formally relieved of his state responsibilities to proceed on a Central Government assignment in New Delhi.
Institutional and Departmental Placements
The state executive has repositioned several key directors and additional secretaries to streamline welfare, education, and rural connectivity programs:
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Mrs. Akanksha Konde has been named Director General (DG), School Education, and will hold the additional charge of Director, Employees Insurance Education.
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Ms. Namami Bansal joins the state school matrix as Additional Secretary, School Education.
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Ms. Deepti Singh takes on a diverse youth and minority development brief, appointed as Director, Minorities Welfare, MD of the Minorities Welfare Corporation, and Director of Sports and Youth Welfare.
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Sanjay Kumar has been designated as Director, Social Welfare, stationed at Haldwani to manage Kumaon division welfare channels.
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Abhishek Ruhela expands his infrastructure mandate, gaining the additional charge of CEO, Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) to oversee rural road networks.
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Saurabh Maharwar joins the frontline emergency response network as Additional Secretary, Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Department.
Relieved of Temporary Charges
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Mrs. Sonika has been relieved of her additional regulatory duties as Commissioner, Tax, and Inspector General (IG) of Registration.
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Manuj Goyal has been officially relieved of his responsibility as Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), ahead of a subsequent posting.
