Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Madhya Pradesh Weighs IAS Transfers Over Farmer, Oustee Issues
The Madhya Pradesh government may move some senior officials to different jobs.
Officials are being assessed on how well they handled farmers and people displaced by development projects.
The government received complaints about rehabilitation work in Panna.
It also believes some officials may not have handled farmer protests effectively.
Collectors in Panna, Narmadapuram and Harda could therefore be transferred.
Two women and child development officials may also be moved after complaints about workplace relations.
Some senior secretaries may have one of their departments taken away because they currently manage several important departments.
The final transfer list will be issued after the chief minister and chief secretary discuss it again.
The Madhya Pradesh government is preparing a third list of IAS officer transfers.
District collectors may be shifted based on performance, including rehabilitation and handling farmer protests.
Panna’s rehabilitation work for people displaced by major projects reportedly showed irregularities.
Collectors in Panna, Narmadapuram and Harda may face transfers over reported administrative concerns.
The government may also redistribute departmental responsibilities among senior principal secretaries and shift two women and child development officials.
- Who
- The Madhya Pradesh government, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, Chief Secretary Ashok Barnwal and several IAS officials and district collectors.
- What
- The government is preparing a possible third list of IAS transfers and changes to departmental responsibilities.
- When
- The list is being prepared after two earlier transfer lists; the final timing was not specified.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, including Bhopal, Panna, Narmadapuram, Harda and Chhatarpur; the issue was discussed after a meeting in Khajuraho.
- Why
- The proposed changes are linked to reported problems in rehabilitation work, handling of farmers’ agitation, workplace relations and the workload of senior officials.
- Government
- Madhya Pradesh government
- Chief minister
- Mohan Yadav
- Chief secretary
- Ashok Barnwal
- Transfer status
- A third IAS transfer list is being prepared
- Potential district changes
- Collectors in Panna, Narmadapuram and Harda may be transferred
- Rehabilitation concern
- Feedback from a Khajuraho meeting indicated irregularities in Panna’s rehabilitation work
- Workload review
- The government may reduce the departmental responsibilities of several principal secretaries