Hyderabad : A major IAS reshuffle is on the cards in Telangana, with the state govt weighing changes in several districts and key departments to address vacancies, reduce additional charges and improve administrative efficiency. The exercise, expected later this month, could see six to eight district collectors transferred, while a review of senior-level postings is also under way.
The draft electoral rolls have already been prepared, while the final rolls are scheduled to be published on Oct 19. The assembly’s monsoon session is also set to begin on Sept 7.
official sources said the govt has already begun preliminary work for a bureaucratic overhaul While speculation continues over a cabinet reshuffle. Sources said the chief minister’s office has completed an initial assessment and is likely to take a call after the ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercise. Sources said the govt is satisfied with his handling of land acquisition for major projects, including Future City, greenfield expressway, industrial parks and the proposed bullet train corridor.
The move is being driven by the completion of two-year tenures by several district collectors, the need to fill important vacancies and concerns over the performance of some officers. The govt is considering shifting Narayana Reddy to the Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation, regarded as one of the state’s key postings. The govt is keen to complete land acquisition for these projects in the coming months.
Sources in the govt said chief minister A Revanth Reddy and revenue minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy are reportedly unhappy with revenue principal secretary DS Lokesh Kumar over issues relating to 22A prohibited properties and what they view as inadequate monitoring of the matter. Apart from district-level changes, the reshuffle is also expected to address vacancies in several departments. Several senior officers are currently handling multiple departments. Chief secretary Sanjay Jaju continues to hold additional charge of the industries and commerce and information technology departments. IT and industries minister D Sridhar Babu is understood to be seeking a full-time officer for the departments. Commercial taxes commissioner M Raghunandan Rao is also serving as secretary, mines and geology, while special chief secretary M Dana Kishore is simultaneously handling panchayat raj and rural development and serving as secretary to the governor.