On May 19th, as per an order from the Chief Secretary, Mr. Neerabh Kumar Prasad (1987 batch), the government of Andhra Pradesh mandated the transfer of 19 senior IAS officers across the state.
Mr. P S Pradyumna (2004 batch) was made Secretary to the Chief Minister. Mr. Bhaskar Katamneni (2004 batch) was mandated to assume charge as the Commissioner of the Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA).
Mr. Anil Kumar Singhal (1993 batch) was made Special Chief Secretary for Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA & UD). Mr. Budithi Rajsekhar (1992 batch), was made Special Chief Secretary for Agriculture, Sericulture, Cooperation and Marketing.
Mr. A Babu (2002 batch) was made Secretary for Horticulture, Aquaculture and Fisheries. Mr. M M Nayak (2005 batch) was appointed Secretary for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development.
Mr. G Sai Prasad (1991 batch) was appointed Special Chief Secretary in the Water Resources Department. Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar (1996 batch) was made Principal Secretary for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (PR&RD) and Rural Water Supply Departments.
Mr. Gopal Krishna Dwivedi (1993 batch) was made Special Chief Secretary for Labour, Factories, Boilers and Insurance Medical Services. Mr. Siddharth Jain (2001 batch) was made Commissioner for Civil Supplies and EO.
Mr. Saurabh Gaur (2002 batch) was made Secretary for Higher Education and was given the additional charge of Principal Secretary (Skills Development). IAS Pravin Kumar was appointed Commissioner and Director for the Mines and Geology Department and was given additional charge as Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh State Mineral Development Corporation.
Mr. V Vinay Chand (2008 batch) and Ms. M Janaki (2005 batch) were made Secretaries to the Finance Department. Other senior IAS officers, namely Ms. Y Srilakshmi (1988 batch), Dr. Rajat Bhargava (1990 batch) and Mr. Praveen Prakash (1994 batch), were directed to report to the General Administration Department (GAD) for further posting.
