In an administrative reshuffle, the Uttar Pradesh government transferred six Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officers, including district magistrates of five districts.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency, Varanasi, has now got a full-fledged district magistrate. IAS officer S Raj Lingam has been posted as the new district magistrate of Varanasi. Till now, Varanasi Divisional Commissioner Kaushal Raj Sharma was holding the additional charge of district magistrate.
Deepa Ranjan has been posted as the new district magistrate of Banda, replacing Anurag Patel, who has been kept in the waiting list.
Ramesh Ranjan has been appointed as the new district magistrate of Kushinagar. Earlier, S Raj Lingam was posted as the district magistrate of Kushinagar.
Manoj Kumar has been posted as the district magistrate of Budaun and Archana Verma has also shifted as the district magistrate of Hathras.