India: Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Yogi Adityanath's Uttar Pradesh
Eighty-four Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including 37 District Magistrates, have been transferred by the local government
TheUttar Pradesh Governmenton Wednesday transferred 84 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including 37 District Magistrates.
Nine Provincial Civil Services(PCS) officers also have been transferred in Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier this week, among the 12 IPS officers transferred in Uttar Pradesh, stateDirector General of Police (DGP) Javeed Ahmed's name also surfaced.
Ahmed has been replaced by Sulkhan Singh.
Other IPS officers being transferred include Surya Kumar, Jawahar Lal Tripathi, Alok Prasad, Aditya Mishra, Bhavesh Kumar Singh, Vijay Kumar, Daljeet Singh, Alok Singh, Sanjay Singhal and Navneet Sikera.
SevenIAS officershave also been transferred.
On March 23,Uttar PradeshChief MinisterYogi Adityanathpaid a surprise visit to Lucknow's Hazratganj police station to have an inspection of the place.
Following the inspection, Adityanath opined that the police should be people-friendly, thereby ensuring that appropriate action will be taken to maintain law and order in the state.
The Chief Minister also came up with the idea of 'anti-Romeo squads' to keep a check on eve-teasing.
Certain changes in the police administration are expected since the change of the government in the state.