Bhopal, October 21, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Madhya Pradesh government has transferred three Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers in a reshuffle involving urban administration and local body affairs in the state capital, with the changes taking effect immediately.
Akshay Kumar Temwal, a 2018-batch IAS officer serving as Additional Commissioner of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh Urban Administration and Development in Bhopal.
In a reciprocal move, Abhishek Saraf, a 2020-batch officer who was serving as Additional Commissioner of Madhya Pradesh Urban Administration and Development in Bhopal, has been posted as Additional Commissioner of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation. The order also relieves him of the charge of Madhya Pradesh Deputy Secretary.
Sumit Kumar Pandey, a 2021-batch IAS officer who was serving as Bhopal Additional Collector, has been assigned additional responsibilities. He has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Smart City Bhopal and given additional charge as Additional Commissioner of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation.
The order also relieves Pandey of his earlier charge as Madhya Pradesh Deputy Secretary.
The state government has directed all three officers to assume their new responsibilities with immediate effect.
The changes come amid ongoing urban infrastructure and Smart City projects in Bhopal and are aimed at strengthening administrative coordination between the municipal corporation and the state’s urban development department.
The reshuffle is part of the state government’s administrative adjustments concerning urban governance, civic services and infrastructure-related work in Bhopal.
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