The Telangana government on Wednesday transferred 12 senior IAS officers. The name of famous bureaucrat Jayesh Ranjan is also included in these. The decision comes at a time when he had recently confirmed to start the process of applying for voluntary retirement (VRS).
Jayesh Ranjan, a 1992 batch IAS officer, has now been appointed as Special Chief Secretary, Department of Environment, Forest and Science-Technology. Besides, he has also been given the additional charge of Director General, EPTRI. This post was earlier held by Shailja Ramair.
Jayesh Ranjan has been relieved of the additional charge of Special Chief Secretary, Sports Department, Director of Heritage Telangana and Special Officer of Greater Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri Municipal Corporations.
The reshuffle came after Jayesh Ranjan had informed about starting the process of taking voluntary retirement, about 11 months before his scheduled retirement.
Other senior officers have also been transferred under a government order (GO) issued by Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju.
Vikas Raj (1992 batch), who was the Special Chief Secretary in the Transport, Roads and Buildings Department, has now been made the Special Chief Secretary in the Energy Department.
Naveen Mittal (1996 batch) has been appointed as Special Chief Secretary, Department of Panchayati Raj and Rural Development, Rural Water Supply and RSAD.
A. Vani Prasad (1995 batch) has been given the additional charge of Special Chief Secretary, Sports Department and Director, Heritage Telangana. Shailja Ramair (1997 batch) has been made Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue (Endowments).
Rahul Bojja (2000 batch) has been given the additional charge of Principal Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department. He will also continue to hold the additional charge of Backward Class Welfare Department.
Ilambrithi K. (2005 batch) has been appointed Secretary, Department of Transport, Roads and Buildings. He will also continue to hold additional charge of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Department.
Sarfaraz Ahmed (2009 batch), who is the Metropolitan Commissioner of HMDA, has been given additional charge of the Metropolitan Area and Urban Development Department. Besides, he has also been given the additional charge of Special Officer of Greater Hyderabad, Cyberabad and Malkajgiri Municipal Corporations.
Shruti Ojha (2013 batch) has been appointed Special Chief Secretary, Women and Child Development and Scheduled Caste Development Department.
MD Musharraf Ali Farooqui (2014 batch) has been made the Director of Health and Family Welfare Department. He has also been given the additional charge of Director of the Institute of Health and Family Welfare.
Dr. S. Sangeeta Satyanarayan has been appointed Director of Women and Child Development and SC Department.
Jitesh V. Patil has been given the additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director of TGSPDCL as well as Vice Chairman and Managing Director of TGREDCO. This administrative reshuffle of the Telangana government is being seen as a significant change in the bureaucracy of the state.
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