Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has announced the posting of seven IAS officers. Senior IAS officer Priyanka Niranjan has been shifted as the District Magistrate (DM) of Jalaun, while Anuj Singh, who was posted as vice chairperson of the Gorakhpur Development Authority, is the new DM of Hapur charge. Singh has replaced Aditi Singh who has been shifted as DM to Ballia.

Aryaka Akhouri has gone to Bhadohi as the DM while Sanjiv Ranjan is the new DM of Sambhal. Samuel Paul is the new DM of Ambedkar Nagar while Vibha Chahal has been shifted as DM Etah.

Among the senior IAS officers from Uttar Pradesh to assume Central assignment include Devesh Chaturvedi, currently posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture, Agriculture Education and Research Department; SP Goyal, ACS to UP CM, Sanjay Bhoosreddy, ACS, Sugar Industries, Excise and Cane Commissioner.

Jiwesh Nandan, the fourth officer to be empanelled, is currently Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Defence, in Delhi. IPS officer Anil Kumar Agarwal has also been empanelled for the Centre at the DG rank. /BI/