Overview
- Late Thursday, the state withdrew several additional charges from Chief Secretary S.P. Goyal, who has been on medical leave since mid‑August.
- Additional Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar received IIDC, PICUP chairmanship, CEO roles at UPEIDA and UPSHA, project director of UPDASP, the coordination department and the civil aviation portfolio.
- Civil aviation was taken from Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister and ACS (Home) Sanjay Prasad, while PWD Principal Secretary Ajay Chauhan was named CEO of the State Highways Authority.
- Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma moved from Health to Basic and Secondary Education, Amit Kumar Ghosh took charge of Health, Mukesh Kumar Meshram shifted from Tourism to Animal Husbandry, and Amrit Abhijat became principal secretary for Tourism, Culture and Religious Affairs.
- The government framed the reshuffle as streamlining and delivery‑focused, while media reports attributed some moves to strains between ministers and senior officers.