Madhya Pradesh Government Transfers 11 District Collectors; Sukhveer Singh Named Principal Secretary to CM

Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has announced a major administrative reshuffle, reassigning key responsibilities to several IAS officers and transferring 11 district collectors. The latest bureaucratic changes include the appointment of Sukhveer Singh as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Gaurav Banel as Director of the Employees Selection Board (ESB), and Bharat Yadav as Secretary of the Public Relations Department, with additional charge.

According to the transfer orders issued on Tuesday, the reshuffle covers several important departments, district administrations and state-level organisations, signalling a significant realignment of administrative responsibilities across Madhya Pradesh.

Key Administrative Appointments in Madhya Pradesh:

Sukhveer Singh has been appointed Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, with additional charge of the Public Works Department (PWD). Bharat Yadav has been assigned additional responsibility as Secretary of the Public Relations Department.

Senior IAS officer Rashmi Arun Shami has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary of the Public Health and Medical Education Department. She will also oversee the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department. Meanwhile, K.C. Gupta has been given additional charge of the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department.

Gaurav Banel, Collector of Singrauli, has been transferred to the General Administration Department as Deputy Secretary and appointed Director of the Employees Selection Board (ESB). Ankit Asthana will replace him as the new Collector of Singrauli.

District Collector Transfers and Postings:

The latest reshuffle brings changes to the leadership of several districts, with collectors being moved to new assignments and other officers taking charge of district administrations.

• Harda: Kumar Satyam, Collector of Balaghat, has been appointed Collector of Harda. Siddharth Jain, the outgoing Harda Collector, has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Commercial Tax Department.
• Jabalpur: Arun Kumar Vishwakarma, Collector of Raisen, has been assigned charge of Jabalpur. Raghavendra Singh, the outgoing Jabalpur Collector, has been appointed Managing Director-cum-Commissioner, Mandi, of the Agricultural Marketing Board.
• Narmadapuram: Ashish Vashishtha has been appointed the new Collector. Somesh Mishra, the outgoing Collector, has been transferred as Director of the AIDS Control Society and Director of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation.
• Raisen: Rohit Sisonia has been appointed Collector of Raisen, replacing Arun Kumar Vishwakarma.
• Mauganj: Rajesh Kumar Ogre has been appointed Collector, succeeding Sanjay Kumar Jain, who has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Farmers’ Welfare and Agriculture Development Department.
• Shajapur: Parikshit Sanjayarav Jhade, CEO of the Indore Development Authority, has been appointed Collector of Shajapur. Riju Bafna, the outgoing Collector, has been transferred as Additional Commissioner, Revenue, in the Ujjain division.
• Bhind: Pawan Kumar Jain has been appointed the new Collector, replacing Kirodi Lal Meena, who has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Finance Department.
• Panna: Harsh Singh, Collector of Burhanpur, has been transferred to Panna. Usha Parmar, the outgoing Panna Collector, has been appointed Additional Secretary in the Horticulture and Food Processing Department.
• Burhanpur: Vivek Kumar has been appointed the new Collector, replacing Harsh Singh.
• Balaghat: Kumar Satyam has been transferred to Harda, with a new district assignment resulting from the reshuffle.

Other Important IAS Officer Appointments:

The Madhya Pradesh government has also reassigned responsibilities across several departments and state institutions as part of the wider administrative exercise.

John Kingsley A.R. has been appointed Secretary of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department. Shobhit Jain has been given additional charge of the Cottage and Village Industries Department.

Sanket S. Bhondve has been assigned additional charge as Residential Commissioner at Madhya Pradesh Bhavan in New Delhi.

Swatantra Kumar Singh has been appointed Secretary of the Industrial Policy and Investment Promotion Department, while Sandeep Kerketta has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Indore Development Authority.

Anshuman Raj has been appointed Managing Director of the Madhya Pradesh State Electronics Development Corporation and Mission Director of the Samagra Social Security Mission.

Major Bureaucratic Reshuffle in Madhya Pradesh:

The latest round of transfers marks a significant administrative reorganisation in Madhya Pradesh, covering district-level leadership, key secretariat positions and senior responsibilities in state departments. The changes are expected to bring fresh administrative assignments for several IAS officers across the state.