Telangana govt transfers 13 IAS officers in major reshuffle

Hyderabad: In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Telangana government on Monday transferred 13 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officials to various departments.

IAS officer Smita Sabharwal, considered a high profile officer in the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Government, has been transferred as Secretary to government in the Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture department. She is currently serving as member secretary in the State Finance Commission.

E Sridhar has been transferred as secretary to government, Backward Classes Welfare department. He has also been appointed as the finance and planning for the post of Commissioner in the Endowments department.

Anita Ramachandran, who is currently serving as Commissioner of PR&RD has now been transferred as Secretary to government in the Women Development and Child Welfare department.

Illambarithi K, Commissioner of the Transport department, has now been posted as the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) Commissioner.

K Surendra Mohan, who is currently serving as Secretary to the government (Mines and Geology), and Industries and Commerce department has been transferred as Commissioner of Transport department.

IAS officer Chevvuru Hari Kiran has been posted as the Director of the Prohibition and Excise department.

D Krishna Bhaskar, currently serving as the special Secretary to Telangana deputy chief minister as well as special Secretary to government, finance and planning (FAC) has been transferred as CMD of TRANSCO.

Siva Sankar Lotheti has been posted as chief executive officer (CEO) of the Aarogyasri Health Care Trust.

Srijana G has been posted as Director for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development (PR & RD).

Chittem Lakshmi has been posted as Director for AYUSH

Krishna Aditya S, serving as the director of the Labour department, has been transferred as Director for Intermediate Education and Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education (BIE).

Sanjay Kumar who is currently serving as the Principal Secretary to government at the Labour Employment Training and Factories department, has been transferred to finance and planning (FAC) as Commissioner, Labour.

Dr. Gaurav Uppal, has been transferred to finance and planning (FAC) as Secretary to Government (Coordination), General Administration Department.