After getting a nod from the Congress High Command during his recent visit to New Delhi, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has started the process of filling up the nominated posts in the State.
On Monday, the Chief Minister filled two vacancies. While Nedurumalli Rajyalakshmi has been nominated as the chairperson of the Women's Commission, Mandali Buddhaprasad was made the president of the Official Language Committee.
Rajyalakshmi is the wife of the former chief minister N Janardhana Reddy. She was a cabinet minister in Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy's cabinet. She held portfolios including those of School Education, Adult Education, Libraries, Archaeology Museums and Archives, Women Development and Child Welfare and Disabled Welfare.
Buddhaprasad too was a member of YSR's cabinet. He held the portfolios for Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries during 2007-09.
The Chief Minister is likely announce nominations for other posts soon. (INN)