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In a large administrative overhaul, the Madhya Pradesh authorities transferred 11 IAS officers successful a late-night bid connected Saturday (February 13, 2026), with the Opposition Congress alleging the determination aims to shield "corrupt" officials successful the excise department.
As per the bid issued by the General Administration Department astir 1.55 a.m., Additional Chief Secretary Ashok Barnwal has been fixed complaint of the wellness department, replacing Sandeep Yadav, who has been posted arsenic Principal Secretary of the forests.
Mr. Yadav has besides been fixed the further complaint of Principal Secretary of the NRI department.
Senior IAS serviceman Manish Singh has been made the Commissioner of the Public Relations section erstwhile again and volition proceed to clasp further complaint arsenic Transport Secretary.
Public relations commissioner Deepak Saxena, who has been successful the station for 4 months, was appointed the Excise Commissioner, replacing Abhijit Agrawal, who has been made managing manager of the State Cooperative Marketing Federation.
Mr. Agrawal's transportation comes up of the implementation of the caller excise policy.
Among different officials, Ajay Gupta has been transferred from the station of Director of Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development and appointed Managing Director of the East Region Power Distribution Company, Jabalpur.
Umashankar Bhargava has returned from Raj Bhavan aft 8 months to clasp the station of Director of Farmer Welfare and Agriculture Development.
Bhind territory panchayat CEO Sunil Dubey has been appointed Deputy Secretary to the Governor, portion Higher Education Department Deputy Secretary Sanghmitra Gautam has been posted arsenic the CEO of the Alirajpur territory panchayat, the bid stated.
Agar Malwa territory panchayat CEO Nanda Bhalave Kushre has been appointed Additional Project Director successful the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, portion schoolhouse acquisition section Deputy Secretary Kamal Solanki has been posted arsenic CEO of the Raisen territory panchayat.
Reacting to the reshuffle, the Madhya Pradesh Congress alleged that corrupt elements were protected successful the excise department, and it besides referred to alleged irregularities successful Indore and deaths owed to toxic liquor successful Jabalpur.
"Transferred, but what astir accountability?" the enactment said successful a station connected X.
"Abhijit Agrawal gave structure to corrupt elements successful the excise department; Rs 75 crore fake challans successful Indore, implicit 15 deaths owed to toxic liquor successful Jabalpur — nary enactment taken! Som Distilleries is conscionable the beginning!" it wrote.
