Karnataka: 16 IAS officers shifted; Five Districts get new DCs

The reshuffle includes the appointment of new Deputy Commissioners in five districts—Hassan, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Bagalkot, and Koppal.

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Karnataka Government

The Karnataka government on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) issued transfer and posting orders for 16 IAS officers. The reshuffle includes the appointment of new Deputy Commissioners in five districts—Hassan, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada, Bagalkot, and Koppal.

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

  1. Janaki KM (IAS:2012:KN), Deputy Commissioner, Bagalkot District, has been transferred and posted as as Secretary, Karnataka Public Service Commission, Bengaluru.
  2. Sathyabhama C (IAS:2012:KN), Deputy Commissioner, Hassan District, has been transferred and posted as State Project Director, Samagra Shikshana Karnataka, Bengaluru.
  3. Latha Kumari KS (IAS:2012:KN), Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayath, Bengaluru Urban District is transferred with immediate effect and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Hassan District.
  4. Swaroopa TK (IAS:2012:KN), Director, E-Governance, RDPR, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Udupi District.
  5. Dr. Avinash Menon Rajendran (IAS:2013:KN), Special Commissioner, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as Mission Director, National Health Mission & Directorate of Health, Bengaluru.
  6. Mullai Muhilan MP (IAS:2013:KN), Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada District, Mangaluru, has been transferred and posted as Inspector General of Registration and Commissioner of Stamps, Bengaluru.
  7. Nalini Atul (IAS:2014:KN), Deputy Commissioner, Koppal District, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Kalyana Karnataka Region Development Board & E/o. Joint Secretary to Government, Planning, Programme Monitoring & Statistics Department, Kalaburagi.
  8. Darshan HV (IAS:2016:KN), Additional Commissioner for Commercial Taxes (Service Analysis Wing), Bengaluru, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada District, Mangaluru.
  9. Sangappa (IAS:2016:KN), waiting for posting, has been posted as Deputy Commissioner, Bagalkot District.
  10. Suresh B Itnal (IAS:2016:KN), Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayath, Davanagere District, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Koppal District.
  11. Dr. Naveen Bhat Y (IAS:2017:KN), Mission Director, National Health Mission & Directorate of Health, Bengaluru is transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayath, Chikkaballapur District.
  12. Garima Panwar (IAS:2018:KN), waiting for posting, has been posted as Managing Director, Karnataka Handlooms Development Corporation.
  13. Rahul Ratnam Pandey (IAS:2018:KN), Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayath, Koppal, has been transferred and posted as Executive Director, Centre for Smart Governance, Bengaluru.
  14. Prakash GT Nittali (IAS:2018:KN), Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayath, Chikkaballapur District, has been transferred and posted as Director of Public Instruction (Mid-Day Meals), Bengaluru.
  15. Varnit Negi (IAS:2019:KN), Managing Director, Karnataka Handlooms Development Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayath, Koppal.
  16. Gitte Madhav Vitthal Rao (IAS:2020:KN), General Manager, Rehabilitation & Resettlement, Bagalkot, has been transferred and posted as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayath, Davanagere District.

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