MP Govt Transfers 20 IAS Officers; ACS to CM Neeraj Mandloi Given GIS 2027 Charge

Bhopal — The Madhya Pradesh government carried out a major administrative reshuffle on Friday night following the appointment of Ashok Barnwal as the new Chief Secretary. The reshuffle was done in consultation with CM Mohan Yadav.

A total of 20 IAS officers were given new responsibilities.

Key Appointments

1. Global Investors Summit & Industry

• Neeraj Mandloi, Additional Chief Secretary to CM, has been given additional charge of organising the Global Investors Summit 2027.
• He will also head the Industry and MSME Departments, taking over from Raghvendra Singh.

2. Forest, Water Resources & NVDA

• Raghvendra Singh shifted as Principal Secretary, Forest Department.
• Sandeep Yadav moved to Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department and will handle the crucial Ken-Betwa and Parvati-Kalisindh Projects.
• E Ramesh Kumar given charge of Narmada Valley Development Authority (NVDA) along with Revenue.
• Both Yadav and Kumar replace Dr Rajesh Rajora, who has been appointed Director General, RCPV Naronha Academy of Administration and Management.

3. Health, PWD & Energy.

• Sukhveer Singh, Principal Secretary PWD, given additional charge of Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education – departments earlier handled by Barnwal.
• Manish Singh (Senior), Principal Secretary, will now head the Energy Department.
• Sachin Sinha, earlier DG of RCPV Naronha Academy, posted as ACS, Public Health Engineering Department.

4. CM Secretariat & Other Key Posts

• Sudam Khade, Indore Division Commissioner, posted as Secretary in CM Secretariat.
• Kumar Purushottam appointed Deputy Secretary in CMO, in addition to Mandi Board responsibilities.
• Bhaskar Lakshyakar named new Divisional Commissioner, Indore.
• John Kingsley AR moved as Secretary, Industrial Policy & Investment Promotion with additional charge of MSME.
• KC Gupta given charge of Horticulture along with Agriculture Production Commissioner (APC).

5. Collector & District-Level Transfers

• Ajay Katesaria, Dy Secretary GAD, posted as Collector, Ratlam. Cited for key role in promotion rules and UCC implementation.
• Ratnakar Jha, Additional Commissioner Ujjain, posted as Collector, Anuppur in place of Harshal Pancholi, now Executive Director, EPCO Bhopal.
• Misha Singh appointed Collector, Ratlam, replacing Kedar Singh, who moves as Additional Secretary, PWD Bhopal.
• Divyank Singh named Collector, Mandsaur, replacing Aditi Garg, now Commissioner, Food & Civil Supplies, Bhopal.
• Guru Prasad posted as Collector, Khargone.
• Sher Singh Meena posted as Collector, Agar Malwa, replacing Priti Yadav, now Executive Director, MP Audyogik Vikas Nigam, Indore.
• Himanshu Prajapati appointed CEO, District Panchayat Indore, replacing Siddharth Jain, now Deputy Secretary in Chief Secretary’s Office.