Telangana Government Transfers Senior IAS Officers, Announces Key Departmental Appointments

The Telangana government has issued orders transferring several senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers and assigning them new roles across various departments. Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju issued Government Order (G.O. Rt. No. 1553) on Wednesday. The administrative changes cover key departments, including Energy, Transport, Roads and Buildings, Panchayat Raj, Rural Development, Revenue, Tribal Welfare, Health and Family Welfare, and Women and Child Welfare.

Under the new arrangements, Jayesh Ranjan has been appointed Special Chief Secretary to the Energy Department, while Vikas Raj will serve as Special Chief Secretary to the Transport, Roads and Buildings Department. Naveen Mittal has been appointed Special Chief Secretary to the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Department. Shailaja Ramaiyer will serve as Principal Secretary to the Revenue (Endowments) Department, and Rahul Bojja has been given additional responsibility as Principal Secretary to the Tribal Welfare Department. A. Vani Prasad has received additional responsibilities relating to Youth, Tourism and Sports, as well as the Director's role at Heritage Telangana. Ilambarthi K. has been appointed Secretary to the Transport, Roads and Buildings Department. Sarfaraz Ahmed has been assigned additional responsibilities connected with HMDA, while Shruti Ojha will serve as Special Secretary to the Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens Welfare Department. Musharraf Ali Faruqui has been appointed Director of Medical, Health and Family Welfare, and Dr. S. Sangeetha Satyanarayana will serve as Director of the Women, Children, Disabled and Senior Citizens Welfare Department. Jitesh V. Patil has been given additional responsibility as Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of TGREDCO.