In a recent administrative reshuffle in Telangana, the state government on Sunday (17.12.2023) transferred and reassigned 11 IAS officers to various positions across the state.
The details of the officers and their new postings are outlined below:
- Arvind Kumar (IAS:1991:TG), formerly serving as the Special Chief Secretary to Government, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Metropolitan Commissioner, HMDA (Full Additional Charge), Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (FAC), has been transferred and appointed as the Special Chief Secretary, Revenue (Disaster Management) Department. This change comes as a replacement for Rahul Bojja (IAS:2000:TG) in the additional charge of the Disaster Management Department.
- B Venkatesham (IAS:1995:TG), previously the Principal Secretary and Commissioner (BC Welfare), has been reassigned as the Principal Secretary for Education, relieving Vakati Karuna of the FAC of the Department.
- A Vani Prasad (IAS:1995:TG), who held the position of Principal Secretary of the Transport Department, is now designated as the Principal Secretary for Environment, Forests, Science, and Technology. Additionally, she assumes the full additional charge of EPTRI as its Director General, relieving Chief Secretary A Santhi Kumari from FAC of the department.
- M Dana Kishore (IAS:1996:TG), the Managing Director of HMWSSB, has been transferred and appointed as the Principal Secretary for the Department of Municipal Administration and Urban Development, succeeding Arvind Kumar. He also takes on the FAC of the posts of Metropolitan Commissioner, HMDA, and Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration.
- K S Sreenivas Raju (IAS:1999:TG), formerly the Secretary of the Roads & Buildings Department, has been transferred and posted as the Secretary for Transport, Roads, and Buildings Department, relieving Vani Prasad from the Transport Department.
- Rahul Bojja (IAS:2000:TG), the Secretary to Chief Minister, is now designated as the Secretary for GAD, relieving V Sheshadri of the additional charge of the department. He will continue to hold the FAC of the posts of Secretary to Government, SC Development, and Commissioner, SC Development.
- Dr. Christina Z Chongthu (IAS:2001;TG), the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, is transferred to the position of Secretary for the HM & FW Department.
- C Sudharshan Reddy (IAS:2002:TG) has been posted as the Managing Director of HMWSSB.
- Dr. T K Sreedevi (IAS:2004:TG), previously serving as the Secretary for Finance, is reassigned as the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes.
- Vakati Karuna (IAS:2004:TG) has been appointed as the Secretary and Commissioner, Women, Child, Disabled & Senior Citizens Department, succeeding Shruti Ojha (IAS:2013:TG).
- R V Karnan (IAS:2012:TG), the Collector & DM, Nalgonda, has been posted as the Director, Health & Family Welfare.
