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29 IAS Officers Transferred in Major AP Bureaucratic Reshuffle; Pattanshetti Ravi Subash Appointed APPSC Secretary

Two Central Civil Services officers also get new roles in sweeping administrative changes
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Amaravati, AP: In a significant bureaucratic overhaul, the Andhra Pradesh government led by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has transferred and given new postings to 29 IAS officers and 2 officers from the Central Civil Services. The move comes as part of a major administrative reshuffle aimed at strengthening governance across key departments and state-run corporations.

Key Appointments in Health, Agriculture, Education, and Energy Sectors

  • K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu, previously awaiting posting, has been appointed as Director of Secondary Health in the Health, Medical and Family Welfare Department.
  • Manazir Jeelani Samoon, MD of AP-MARKFED, has been posted as Director of Agriculture and given Full Additional Charge (FAC) as VC & MD of AP State Agro Industries Development Corporation.
  • Pattanshetti Ravi Subash has been appointed Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission.
  • Siva Sankar Lotheti has been named Chairman and Managing Director of AP Southern Power Distribution Corporation Ltd.

Read also: Andhra Pradesh Government Transfers 11 IAS Officers; Anil Kumar Singhal Appointed TTD EO, J Syamala Rao Among Key Postings

Transfers in Civil Supplies, School Education, and Housing

  • S. Dilli Rao, previously Director of Agriculture, is now VC & MD of AP State Civil Supplies Corporation, with FAC of Controller, Legal Metrology.
  • P. Ranjit Basha has been appointed Director of Intermediate Education and given FAC as Commissioner of School Infrastructure in the School Education Department.
  • P. Arun Babu has been named VC & MD of AP State Housing Corporation and Commissioner of AP Weaker Sections Housing Program.

Land Administration and Municipal Roles Realigned

  • J.V. Murali has been posted as Additional Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA).
  • T.S. Chetan is now Joint Secretary in the Office of CCLA.
  • K.S. Viswanathan, former VMRDA Commissioner, becomes Director of Information & Public Relations and Ex-Officio Deputy Secretary, GAD.
  • R. Govinda Rao has been appointed Director of Civil Supplies and Ex-Officio Deputy Secretary, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies.

District Collectors and Sub-Collectors Shifted

Several Joint Collectors (JCs) and Sub-Collectors have been assigned to new districts –

  • Bhawna, Kakinada Municipal Commissioner, is now JC of Bapatla district.
  • C. Vishnu Charan, Nandyal JC, becomes Deputy Secretary in the Social Welfare Department.
  • Abhishek Kumar, JC of Sri Satya Sai district, is posted as CEO of AP Maritime Board, with FAC as VC & MD of Maritime Infrastructure Development Corporation.
  • Kollabathula Karthik is now JC of Nandyal district.
  • Shubham Bansal, JC of Tirupati, is appointed Director of Industries.
  • Abhishek Gowda, JC of ASR district, moves to Eluru district as JC.
  • Noorul Quamer, Deputy Secretary in Finance, is now JC of Kurnool district.
  • Rahul Meena, JC of Kakinada, is posted as Commissioner of Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation.
  • Apoorva Bharat, Sub-Collector of Etapaka, is posted as JC of Kakinada district.
  • Mantri Mourya Bharadwaj, Adoni Sub-Collector, becomes JC of Sri Satya Sai district.
  • B. Sahadith Venkat Trivinag, Markapur Sub-Collector, is posted as Deputy Secretary in the Housing Department.

New Appointments in Public Sector Corporations

  • C.V. Praveen Adhithya, CEO of AP Maritime Board, is now MD of AP Airports Development Corporation Ltd, with FAC as VC & MD of Infrastructure Corporation of AP.
  • Prasanna Venkatesh, Secretary of APSWREIS, gets FAC of VC & MD, Leather Industries Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd.
  • IRS officer Muralidhar Kommisetty becomes MD of AP Dairy Development Corporation and Special Officer of the AP-Amul Project.
  • IFS officer S. Bharani, MD of Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh, now holds FAC as Commissioner of Youth Services and MD of AP Society for Training and Employment Promotion.

Strategic Realignments Across Departments

This reshuffle reflects the Naidu administration’s push for administrative efficiency, sectoral focus, and district-level reforms. By placing experienced officers in key roles across health, housing, agriculture, power, and infrastructure, the government appears to be setting the groundwork for accelerated development and service delivery.

Read also: Andhra Pradesh Government Transfers 12 IAS Officers in Major District Collector Reshuffle; Kritika Shukla Appointed as Palnadu Collector


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