Telangana: 26 IAS officers shifted, Smita Sabharwal posted as Member Secretary, Telangana Finance Commission

The Telangana Government has undertaken a significant reshuffle, affecting 26 top IAS officers in the state. Prominent figures like Smita Sabharwal and Harichandana Dasari are among those who have experienced changes in their postings. Smita Sabharwal has been transferred and appointed as the member secretary of the Telangana Finance Commission, while Harichandana Dasari has assumed the role of the new collector of Nalgonda.

The names of the officers and their postings are given below:

1. Benhur Mahesh Dutt Ekka (IAS:1995:TG), ADGP, Dr. MCR HRD Institute is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Mines & Geology, I&C department.
2. B Venkatesham (IAS:1995:TG), Principal Secretary, Education Department is placed in FAC of the post of Principal Secretary, BC Welfare Department.
3. Sandeep Kumar Sultania (IAS:1998:TG), Principal Secretary, PR & RD Department is placed in FAC of the post of secretary to government (RWS), PR & RD Department.
4. Ahmad Nadeem (IAS:1997:TG), Commissioner, Labour is transferred and posted as Principal Secretary Planning Department.
5. Rahul Bojja (IAS:2000), Secretary, General Administration Department is transferred and posted as Secretary, Irrigation & CAD department.
6. Smita Sabharwal (IAS:2001:TG), Secretary to Chief Minister, has been transferred and posted as Member Secretary, Telangana Finance Commission.
7. Dr. Jyoti Buddha Prakash (IAS:2002:TG), Commissioner, Transport is placed in FAC of the post of Member Secretary, TS PCB.
8. M Raghunandana Rao (IAS:2002:TG), Secretary, Agriculture and Cooperation Department and APC is placed in FAC of the post of Secretary, General Administration Department.
9. Dr. A Sharath (IAS:2005:TG), Collector and District Magistrate, Sangareddy is transferred and posted as Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department.
10. M Prashanti (IAS:2009:TG), Additional Secretary, EFS&T Department is placed in FAC of the post of Director, AYUSH.
11. D Krishna Bhaskar (IAS:2010:TG), Special Secretary, Deputy Chief Minister is placed in FAC of the posts of Special Secretary, Finance, and Planning Departments.
12. D Divya (IAS:2010:TG), who is waiting for posting orders, is posted as the Director of Municipal Administration and State Nodal Officer, Prajavani.
13. Harichandana Dasari (IAS:2010:TG), Director of Municipal Administration and State Nodal Officer, Prajavani, has been transferred as Collector and District Magistrate, Nalgonda.
14. Bharati Hollikeri (IAS:2010:TG), who is waiting for posting is posted as the director, of Archaeology, relieving Shailaja Ramaiyer, IAS (1997) from FAC of the said post.
15. R V Karnan (IAS:2012:TG), Director, Health and Family Welfare is placed in FAC of the post of Managing Director, Telangana State Medical Services and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TSMSIDC).
16. M Haritha (IAS:2013:TG), Joint Secretary, Education Department is placed in FAC of the post of Director for Cooperation and Registrar of Cooperative Societies.
17. K Shashanka (IAS:2013:TG), Collector and District Magistrate, Mahabubabad is transferred and posted as Collector and District Magistrate, Rangareddy.
18. Adwait Kumar Singh (IAS:2013:TG), on return from central deputation, Government of India, is posted as Collector and District magistrate, Mahabubabad.
19. Chittem Lakshmi (IAS:2013:TG), who is waiting for a posting is posted as Managing Director, TS Dairy Development Coop. Federation Ltd.
20. S Krishna Aditya (IAS:2014:TG), Member Secretary, TS PCB is transferred and posted as Director, Labour.
21. Aisha Masrat Khanam (IAS:2015:TG), Joint Secretary, PR & RD Department is transferred and posted as Secretary, TS Minorities Residential Educational Institutions Society.
22. S Sangeetha Satyanarayana (IAS:2015:TG), Managing Director, of TS Foods is transferred and posted as Joint Secretary to the Chief Minister (CMO).
23. Jayashankar Bhupalpally (IAS:2015:TG) is posted as the Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Hyderabad.
24. Valluru Kranthi (IAS:2016:TG), Collector & District Magistrate, Jogulamba Gadwal is transferred and posted as Collector and District magistrate, Sangareddy.
25. B M Santhosh (IAS:2017:TG), Additional Secretary and Controller of Examinations, TSPSC is transferred and posted as Collector and District Magistrate, Jogulamba Gadwal.
26. Abhilasha Abhinav (IAS:2018:TG), who is waiting for posting are placed at the disposal of the MA & UD Department for posting her as Zonal Commissioner, GHMC.