UP IAS Transfer News: Dhirendra Singh Sachan appointed Panchayati Raj Director, Seven officers reshuffled

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has issued transfer and posting orders for seven IAS officers, bringing changes to the Panchayati Raj Directorate, health administration, urban employment and district-level development administration.

The reshuffle, reported on October 14, 2026, includes the appointment of Dhirendra Singh Sachan as Director of Panchayati Raj. Several other officers have also been assigned new responsibilities across the state administration.

The major changes announced in the latest IAS reshuffle are as follows:

• Dhirendra Singh Sachan: Appointed Director of Panchayati Raj, Uttar Pradesh.
• Rakesh Kumar Patel: Posted as Special Secretary in the Medical, Health and Family Welfare Department.
• Rajesh Kumar: Appointed Special Secretary in the Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation Department.
• Devendra Kumar Singh Kushwaha: Placed on the waiting list.
• K.K. Deshbhushan: Transferred from the post of Chief Development Officer (CDO), Muzaffarnagar, to CDO, Azamgarh.
• Pratibha Singh: Appointed Additional Commissioner in the Agra Division.
• Amit Kumar: Posted as Chief Development Officer (CDO), Agra.