The changes affect key district-level assignments and departments dealing with tourism, urban development, Panchayati Raj, and the Kumbh Mela administration.

The reshuffle, ordered late Wednesday night, has resulted in the transfer and fresh deployment of several chief development officers (CDOs), joint magistrates, additional district magistrates and municipal commissioners.

Assembly polls are due in Uttarakhand in February 2027.

Key Changes

Among the key changes, IAS officer Abhinav Shah, who was serving as CDO of Dehradun, has been moved to the Tourism Department as Additional Secretary and Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Uttarakhand Tourism Development Council.

IAS officer Deepak Saini, CDO of Pithoragarh, has been appointed CDO of Dehradun, while IAS officer Praveen Kumar, formerly Additional Director in the Directorate of Urban Development, has been posted as CDO of Pithoragarh.

IAS officer Anamika, who was awaiting a posting, has been appointed CDO of Almora. Similarly, Deepak Ramchandra Seth, formerly Joint Magistrate of Roorkee, has been posted as CDO of Chamoli, while Rahul Anand, who was serving as Joint Magistrate in Dehradun, has been appointed CDO of Uttarkashi.

In another significant change, Ashima Goyal, formerly Joint Magistrate of Udham Singh Nagar, has been appointed Municipal Commissioner of Haldwani Municipal Corporation.

IAS officer Gauri Prabhat has been transferred from Pauri to Roorkee as Joint Magistrate, retaining the same designation. Dikshita Joshi, formerly Joint Magistrate of Ranikhet, has been posted as Joint Magistrate of Kashipur.

The reshuffle has also brought changes in the Agriculture and Panchayati Raj administration. Nidhi Yadav, Additional Secretary of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, has been relieved of the additional responsibility of Director of Panchayati Raj. But she will continue to hold her existing position in the Agriculture Department.

Restructuring Exercise

The latest round of transfers is part of the state government's administrative restructuring exercise, aimed at repositioning officers across key departments and district administrations. 

The remaining changes involve 20 PCS officers, whose postings have also been revised as part of the wider exercise.

Prominent among PCS officers are Jeevan Singh Nanyal, who has been moved from Additional Commissioner Kumaon Division to Commissioner of Cane and Sugar (Kashipur); Trilok Singh Martolia, posted as Additional Commissioner Kumaon Division, Nainital; and Abhishek, appointed Director of Panchayati Raj.

Others include Shyam Singh Rana, who has been appointed as Additional Municipal Commissioner, Dehradun; Jitendra Kumar, appointed Additional District Magistrate (ADM), Dehradun; and Nupur Verma, who has been given charge as Municipal Commissioner, Rudrapur.