Bureaucrats Magazine – Breaking News – Kaushal Raj Sharma is an IAS officer from the 2006 batch in Uttar Pradesh. He is currently the District Magistrate (DM) and Collector of Varanasi. He was appointed as the 57th DM of Varanasi in November 2019. He was also appointed as the Divisional Commissioner of Varanasi.
Bureaucrats Magazine –Sharma was born on August 5, 1978 in Bhiwani district of Haryana. He has a B. Tech in Textile Engineering
Sharma is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In June, the government transferred 11 IAS officers, but Sharma’s transfer was canceled
Bureaucrats Magazine –Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday cancelled an order transferring Varanasi District Magistrate (DM) Kaushal Raj Sharma that it had issued earlier and announced that the officer would continue work in the same position.
Bureaucrats Magazine –uttar Pradesh government on Saturday cancelled an order transferring Varanasi District Magistrate (DM) Kaushal Raj Sharma that it had issued earlier and announced that the officer would continue work in the same position. On Friday, Sharma was appointed the Commissioner of Prayagraj as per an official order. The order stated that IAS offcer S Rajalingam would be the new Varanasi DM.
Bureaucrats Magazine –However, on Saturday the Yogi government cancelled its earlier order and announced that Sharma will be retained as the District Magistrate of Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government had earlier transferred 12 IAS officers including District Magistrates of Unnao, Varanasi, Kushinagar, and Prayagraj among others.
Bureaucrats Magazine –The transfer list issued by the government stated that Azamgarh Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant was to be transferred to Prayagraj while Commissioner and Director (Industry and Handloom) Manish Chauhan to Divisional Commissioner Azamgarh. Others included development officers being transferred to other departments. All the transfers were instructed to come into force from July 31.
Bureaucrats Magazine –It is to be noted that this was not the first time when the Uttar Pradesh government has ordered mass transfers of officials in the state. Earlier in the month of June, 11 IAS officers were transferred by the government. Sharma is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and has been posted as the DM of Varanasi for a long time.
Bureaucrats Magazine –Sharma is known to be among the most skilled officers of the UP cadre. During the Covid-19 pandemic, his management of the pandemic received accolades. Under Kaushal’s supervision, around 1,900 people were sent back to their native state Bihar by buses during the nationwide lockdown.
