Seven UP DMs to proceed on training, new incumbents to be posted

Lucknow: A mini administrative reshuffle in Uttar Pradesh, affecting at least seven District Magistrates, has been necessitated as some of the officers have to be relieved for mid-career training.

The DMs namely Kaushal Raj Sharma (Kanpur), Rajshekhar (Rampur), Suhas L Y ( Azamgarh), Zuhair Bin Sagir (Moradabad), Adarsh Singh (Pratapgarh), Pawan Kumar ( Badaun) and Saroj Kumar (Banda).

According to an official spokesman, out of these , seven are posted in the districts, and it is their last chance to respond to the call of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).

Normally, the officers get three opportunities for the same and these seven have exhausted previous two calls. They have to be relieved in a day or two followed by fresh incumbents in these districts, the spokesman added .