P K Mohanty Is New Chief Secretary

Prasanna Kumar Mohanty was appointed Chief Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh state government. He succeeds Minnie Mathews, who retires on Tuesday.

The orders appointing P K Mohanty as CS were issued today, and he will take charge on Wednesday.

Mohanty belongs to the 1979 batch, and his term will last till February 25, 2014. He also served as Municipal Commissioner and Special Officer. Mohanty currently holds the post of Chief Commissioner of Land Administration.

Although Minnie Mathews' term had finished in January this year, she received an extension.

I V R Krishna Rao, who was also in the race for the CS' post, will now succeed P K Mohanty as CCLA Commissioner. (INN)