Yogi Adityanath's big bureaucracy shake up, 20 IAS officers transferred

A day after his government's second cabinet meet, Yogi Adityanath initiated a major bureaucratic reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh. 20 IAS officers including Principal Secretary of Information, Navneet Sehgal were transferred on Wednesday. All officials transferred on Wednesday were appointed to their posts in the previous Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi party government.

Out of the 20 senior bureaucrats, Navneet Sehgal, who is said to have wielded considerable influence in the Akhilesh Yadav government, also held the charge of Religious Affairs, Information and Tourism.

Apart from the above-mentioned departments, the former Principal secretary of information was also the CEO of Uttar Pradesh Industrial Development Authority, the State Highway Authority and carried out duties as Additional Resident Commissioner, New Delhi.

After managing multiple posts, the senior IAS officer has been put on the waitlist, according to a Uttar Pradesh government release. Avanish Kumar Awasthi will replace Sehgal and has been given charge of all departments that were previously with Sehgal. He is a Uttar Pradesh cadre IAS officer who was on the waitlist after he was relieved from the Centre.

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