14 November 2026
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Karnataka Transfers 4 IAS, IPS and IFS officers, Gangu Bai Ramesh Manakar Gets Construction Workers Welfare Board Charge

The Karnataka government has transferred four senior officers, with changes in industrial development, police, child protection and forest administration.
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BENGALURU: The Karnataka government has transferred four officers across different departments, including IAS, IPS and IFS officers, as part of a fresh administrative reshuffle.

The changes affect the Karnataka State Small Industries Development Corporation (KSSIDC), police administration, child protection services and the state forest department.

Gangu Bai Ramesh Manakar Moved to Welfare Board

Gangu Bai Ramesh Manakar, IAS, has been transferred from her position as Managing Director of the Karnataka State Small Industries Development Corporation (KSSIDC).

She has been appointed Secretary of the Karnataka Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board.

The new assignment shifts her from the administration of the state’s small industries development corporation to the welfare administration of construction workers.

Read also: Karnataka Transfers 3 IAS Officers; Keertana H.S. Gets NWKRTC MD Post

Ravi D. Channannavar Left Awaiting Posting

Ravi D. Channannavar, IPS, has also been transferred in the latest reshuffle.

Following the transfer, he has been left awaiting a fresh posting.

No new assignment has been specified for the IPS officer in the order.

Nisha James Gets Child Protection Assignment

Nisha James, IPS, has been transferred from her position as Superintendent of Police (Intelligence).

She has been appointed Director of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme.

The new responsibility places the IPS officer in charge of an important area of child protection and welfare administration.

Prashanth P.K.M. Moves to Forest Headquarters

Prashanth P.K.M., IFS, has also been transferred.

He has been moved from his position as Managing Director of Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL) and appointed Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Forest Headquarters.

The latest posting brings the IFS officer back into the state’s forest administration after his tenure as head of KSDL.

Four Officers Shifted Across Key Departments

The four transfers cover a range of administrative responsibilities, from industrial development and labour welfare to policing, child protection and forest administration.

With Gangu Bai Ramesh Manakar moving to the Construction Workers Welfare Board, Nisha James taking charge of the Integrated Child Protection Scheme and Prashanth P.K.M. returning to Forest Headquarters, the reshuffle changes the responsibilities of officers across several departments.

Read also: Karnataka Govt Transfers 10 IAS Officers: Vyshali M L Gets MSIL, Hemanth N Posted as HESCOM MD


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