Major Administrative Shake-Up in UP as 14 District Magistrates Are Replaced

The Uttar Pradesh government carried out a major administrative reshuffle late Monday night, transferring 34 IAS officers and changing the District Magistrates (DMs) of 14 districts. The transfers were announced on September 21, 2026, as part of a wider reshuffle of the state administration.

The districts receiving new District Magistrates include Moradabad, Hardoi, Etah, Kushinagar, Kanpur Nagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Pilibhit, Ballia, Amethi, Baghpat, Mahoba, Bijnor, Hathras and Hamirpur. Several other IAS officers have also been assigned new responsibilities in different departments and development authorities.

Among the key appointments, Anunaya Jha, who was serving as DM of Hardoi, has been appointed DM of Moradabad, while Rahul Pandey has been made the new DM of Hardoi. M Arunmozhi has been appointed DM of Etah, Sanjay Chauhan has been transferred from Amethi to become DM of Kushinagar, and Mahendra Singh Tanwar has been appointed DM of Kanpur Nagar.

Anuj Malik has been appointed DM of Sant Kabir Nagar, Alok Kumar has been posted as DM of Pilibhit, Gyanendra Singh as DM of Ballia, Shashank Chaudhary as DM of Amethi and Divyanshu Patel as DM of Baghpat. Prabhas Kumar has been appointed DM of Mahoba, Umesh Pratap Singh as DM of Bijno