Karnataka: 13 IAS officers shifted; new Deputy Commissioners appointed in two districts

The Karnataka government on Monday (July 8, 2025) effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle by transferring and posting 13 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers across various departments and districts. Notably, two districts—Vijayapura and Yadgir—have been assigned new Deputy Commissioners.

The names of the officers and their posting are as follows;

1. Zehera Naseem (IAS:2013:KN), Managing Director, Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as Regional Commissioner, Kalaburagi Division, Kalaburagi.
2. Bhoobalan T (IAS:2015:KN), Deputy Commissioner, Vijayapura District, has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Centre for e-Governance, Department of E-Governance, Bengaluru.
3. Dr. Susheela B (IAS:2015:KN), Deputy Commissioner, Yadgir District, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, Kalyana Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKRTC), Kalaburagi.
4. Dr. Anandh K (IAS:2016:KN), has been transferred from CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Dakshina Kannada, Mangaluru, to Deputy Commissioner, Vijayapura District.
5. Pandve Rahul Tukaram (IAS:2016:KN), has been moved from CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Raichur, to Additional Commissioner for Public Instruction, Kalaburagi.
6. Bhoyar Harshal Narayanrao (IAS:2016:KN), Director, Atal Jana Snehi Kendra (AJSK), Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Yadgir District.
7. Dr. Dileesh Sasi (IAS:2017:KN), has been transferred from CEO, Centre for e-Governance, Department of e-Governance, Bengaluru, and posted as CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Uttara Kannada, Karwar.
8. Iswar Kumar Kandoo (IAS:2018:KN), CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Uttara Kannada, Karwar, has been transferred and posted as CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Raichur, replacing Rahul Tukaram.
9. Shashidhar Kurera (IAS:2018:KN), CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Bagalkot, has been transferred and posted as Joint Managing Director, KUIDFC, Bengaluru.
10. Akash S (IAS:2019:KN), Additional Commissioner for Public Instruction, Kalaburagi, has been transferred and posted as CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Bagalkot.
11. Aparna Ramesh (IAS:2021:KN), waiting for posting, has been posted as Director, Electronic Delivery of Citizen Services (EDCS), Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (e-Governance), Bengaluru. She also holds concurrent charge of Deputy Project Director, HRMS 2.0, Finance Department.
12. Narwade Vinayak Karbhari (IAS:2021:KN), Senior Assistant Commissioner, Madikeri Sub Division, Madikeri, has been transferred and posted as CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Dakshina Kannada, Mangaluru.
13. Yatish R (IAS:2021:KN), Director, EDCS, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (e-Governance), Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as CEO, Zilla Panchayat, Bengaluru Urban.