Senior Andhra Pradesh cadre IAS officer G. Sai Prasad (IAS:1991:AP) is assuming charge as the new boss of the state administration. According to official orders, he is supposed to take over the reins of the new Chief Secretary at 11.33 am on February 28 at the state secretariat in Amaravati.
Prasad is taking over the charge from incumbent Chief Secretary K. Vijayanand (IAS:1992:AP), whose tenure had been extended for three months in Nov 2025 and is expiring on February 28. The state government had notified the appointment of Sai Prasad as the new CS in the same order, which contained incumbent Vijayanand’s extension.
Sai Prasad was serving as Special Chief Secretary of the Water Resources Department and Ex-Officio Special Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister before taking over as the Chief Secretary.
Sai Prasad has been known for his pro-poor leanings during his bureaucratic career and has headed major power utilities, including AP Transco and AP CPDCL, and served as vice-chairman of the AP Housing Board.
During his deputation to the Centre, Sai Prasad worked as Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Power and later served as Secretary and Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister, CMD of AP Solar Power Corporation, CCLA, and Special Chief Secretary of the Water Resources Department.
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