Lucknow, September 21, 2026: The Uttar Pradesh government has carried out a major administrative reshuffle involving 10 senior IAS officers, with Amit Kumar Ghosh (IAS: 1994, Uttar Pradesh cadre) being transferred from the Medical, Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education departments.
Ghosh, who was serving as Additional Chief Secretary, Medical, Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education, has now been appointed Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education. The transfer is part of a broader reshuffle of senior administrative officers across key departments in the state.
Following the reshuffle, V. Hekali Zhimomi, who was serving as Principal Secretary, Forest, Environment and Climate Change, has been appointed Principal Secretary for Medical, Health & Family Welfare and Medical Education. Mahendra Prasad Agarwal, earlier Principal Secretary, Higher Education, has been moved to the Forest, Environment and Climate Change department.
The reshuffle also includes changes in the Energy, Labour and Employment, Agriculture, Panchayati Raj, Food and Civil Supplies, Tourism, Transport and Technical Education departments.
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The latest move marks Ghosh’s transition from overseeing the state’s health and medical education portfolios to taking charge of Higher Education at the Additional Chief Secretary level.
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