Uttarakhand IAS transfer: 10 IAS and 20 PCS officers moved, new CDOs named for Dehradun and Pithoragarh
The reshuffle also touches tourism, Panchayati Raj, urban development and the Kumbh Mela administration.
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The Uttarakhand IAS transfer order moved 10 IAS and 20 PCS officers on Wednesday, with new chief development officers named for Dehradun and Pithoragarh, ThePrint reported from a PTI feed. Aaj Tak carried the same figures on Thursday.
What the Uttarakhand IAS transfer list changes in the Kumbh Mela administration
The reshuffle also brought changes in departments related to tourism, Panchayati Raj, urban development and the Kumbh Mela administration, ThePrint said. IAS officer Abhinav Shah, who was serving as CDO of Dehradun, has been appointed Additional Secretary of Tourism and Additional Chief Executive Officer of the Tourism Development Council.
Deepak Saini, earlier CDO of Pithoragarh, replaces him in Dehradun. Praveen Kumar, Additional Director in the Directorate of Urban Development in Dehradun, has been posted as CDO of Pithoragarh. Nidhi Yadav has been relieved of the additional charge of Director of Panchayati Raj.
Key numbers
- 10: IAS officers transferred, per ThePrint.
- 20: PCS officers transferred, per ThePrint.
- 5: districts that got a new or newly posted CDO in the posts named: Dehradun, Pithoragarh, Almora, Chamoli and Uttarkashi.
- 1: municipal commissioner named for Haldwani Municipal Corporation, Ashima Goyal.
New CDO Dehradun pick and Haldwani municipal commissioner
Anamika, who was awaiting a posting, has been appointed CDO of Almora. Deepak Ramchandra Seth, who was serving as Joint Magistrate in Roorkee, goes to Chamoli as CDO, while Rahul Anand, formerly Joint Magistrate in Dehradun, takes the Uttarkashi post.
In Haldwani, Ashima Goyal, formerly Joint Magistrate in Udham Singh Nagar, has been appointed Municipal Commissioner of Haldwani Municipal Corporation. Aaj Tak lists the same postings.
Why the postings matter before the 2027 election
The state is heading into the 2027 Assembly election, a point Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami made at a Rishikesh event this week, as our report on Dhami’s third-term claim noted. The district administrations also handle the voter list, which is due in draft form on 12 November, as our report on the draft voter list explained. Neither report links the transfers to the election.
What happens next after the Uttarakhand IAS transfer
The reports name only some of the 30 officers. The full list and the order number were not part of the PTI copy. Officers named are expected to take charge in their new posts, though neither report gives a joining date.
District CDOs and municipal commissioners run local development work and civic bodies, so changes at Dehradun, Pithoragarh and Haldwani affect how state schemes are delivered. The reports do not say why these officers were moved or when they take charge.