Madhya Pradesh to Appoint 16 New IAS Officers In Next Two Months

The proposal for these awards is expected to be sent to DoPT within the next 15 days, where a final meeting will take place to formalize the decisions

A total of 16 officers will receive the IAS award, doubling the usual quota of 8 IAS officers awarded annually in the state.

Madhya Pradesh is set to appoint 16 new IAS officers in the next two months. These officers will be promoted from the State Administrative Service (SAS), as the General Administration Department has resumed the process of awarding the IAS title, which had been delayed for several years due to controversies.

Officers Expected to Receive IAS Award
A senior official from the General Administration Department has confirmed the list of potential awardees from the State Administrative Service. Among those likely to be elevated to the prestigious position of IAS officer are:

NP Nagdev

Dr. Kailash Bundela

Kamalchand Nagar

Manoj Malviya

Jayant Kumar Vijayvat

Nanda Bhalave Kush

Anil Damor

Savita Jharia

Sarika Bhutia

Kamal Solanki

Jitendra Singh Chauhan

Santosh Kumar Tagore

Nisha Damor

Rakesh Kush

Sally Kanam

Tohan Saxena

Kavita Batla

Apna Anurag Jain

Ashish Kumar Pathak

Manisha Pandey

Eela Tiwari

Apna Lovekshi

Nita Rathore

Shailendra Singh Solanki

Tani Wali

Ranjana Devda

Madhavi Lagedh

Varsha Solanki

Priyanka Goyal

Abhishek Dubey

Ongoing Investigations and Timeline

Some officers, including NP Namdev, Dr. Kailash Bundela, Jayant Kumar Vijayvat, and Kamalchand Nagar, were under investigation in 2023, which had delayed their potential elevation. However, the General Administration Department confirmed that if the awards are given in the coming months, these officers will be officially recognized as IAS officers starting January 2025.