The Telangana government today transferred the top officials of some departments and promoted some.
Amrapali Kata, who recently worked in the central services, has been made the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) Joint Metropolitan Commissioner, with full additional charge of the post of Managing Director, Musi River Development Corporation Limited (MRDCL), with immediate effect.
The government also transferred Health Secretary Syed Ali Murtaza Rizvi to make him the Energy Secretary, with full additional charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director of the Telangana State Transmission Corporation (TS TRANSCO) and Telangana State Generation Corporation (TS GENCO).
Principal Secretary for Youth Affairs and Tourism Shailaja Ramaiyer (she is the wife of the IT minister Sridhar Babu) has been made the Principal Secretary for Health, Medical and Family Welfare, and also the Commissioner of Health and Family Welfare.
Joint Secretary for Tourism Sandeep Kumar Jha has been transferred and posted as a Joint Managing Director of TS TRANSCO.
The Director of Industries and Joint Secretary for Finance D Krishna Bhaskar has been transferred and posted as an Officer on Special Duty to the Deputy Chief Minister.
Musharraf Ali Faruqui, who has been waiting for a posting, has been posted as Chairman and Managing Director of the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL).
Karnati Varun Reddy, who has also been waiting for a posting, has been posted as Chairman and Managing Director of the Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSNPDCL) at Warangal.
B Gopi, a former Collector of Karimnagar, was posted as the Director of Agriculture.