29 newly appointed additional collectors to perform SDM duties:5 officers get senior additional collector pay scale, 2 deputy collectors become joint collectors

Madhya Pradesh has got 29 new Additional Collectors from January 1st, but they will have to work as SDM or in-charge officers in the Collector’s office for at least two months. The state government has not yet been able to make all officers, who became Additional Collectors 2 years ago, Additional Collectors in the districts. Now, after the arrival of 29 new officers, the General Administration Department will have to find a way for their posting soon. The General Administration Department has issued orders on December 31 promoting 29 State Administrative Service officers from January 1, 2026. Based on these officers’ good CR (Confidential Report), orders have been issued to give them promotion from Senior Scale (Joint Collector) to Selection Grade (Additional Collector). These officers, who were promoted after the Departmental Selection Committee meeting held on December 12, 2025, are currently posted in districts as SDM and Joint Collectors. They will now be posted in districts as Additional Collectors or Chief Executive Officers of District Panchayat since both positions have equal pay scale and authority. These officers became Additional Collector, posting remains unchanged These have also got promotion Other joint collectors who have been promoted to Additional Collector include Ravishankar Rai Bhopal, Brijendra Kumar Rawat Narmadapuram, Laxmikant Khare Bhopal, Maksood Ahmad Betul, Brijesh Saxena Ujjain, Vinay Dwivedi Deputy Commissioner Revenue Sagar Division, Hunendra Ghormare, Mayaram Kaul Balaghat, Hemlata Solanki Khargone, Jyoti Bhalave Chhindwara, Dinesh Singh Tomar Sehore, Virendra Singh Dangi Rajgarh, Ayodhya Prasad Dwivedi Mauganj, Rajesh Kumar Yadav Deputy Chief Electoral Officer Bhopal, Jameel Khan Sehore, Mamta Khede Deputy Director Administration Academy, Vineet Tiwari posted in Bhopal. The department has said that four Joint Collectors – Ayodhya Prasad Dwivedi, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Jameel Khan, Mamta Khede, and Vineet Tiwari have been promoted while keeping their senior officers under investigation and promotion envelope sealed. If the investigation of senior officers is completed and they get a clean chit, then the last five officers who have been promoted to Additional Collector will be demoted. Two Deputy Collectors become Joint Collectors
According to the General Administration Department’s order, two Deputy Collectors have been promoted to Joint Collectors. These officers are Rakesh Parmar, Deputy Collector Indore, and Anurag Ningwal, Deputy Collector Shivpuri. 5 officers become Senior Additional Collectors
Additionally, five officers at the Additional Collector level have been promoted to the Senior Grade Pay Scale. The officers coming under the Senior Additional Collector category are Mahip Kumar Tejaswi, Deputy Secretary General Administration Pool, Laxmi Gamad, Additional Controller Government Press Bhopal, Pravin Phulpagare, CEO, District Panchayat Damoh, Bhurla Solanki, Additional Collector, Shajapur, and Mahendra Singh Kavache, Additional Collector, Datia.