The orders, notified through G.O.Rt.No.1539 dated August 7, 2026, by the General Administration (SC.A) Department, take effect immediately.
Key transfers include:
Sri Shamsher Singh Rawat, IAS (1992), Special Chief Secretary (Services & HRM), GAD, has been posted as Special Chief Secretary (Tourism & Culture), YAT&C Department. He will also hold full additional charge of Special Chief Secretary (Youth Services & Sports), Special Chief Secretary (Services & HRM), and Special Chief Secretary (GPM & AR).
Sri J. Syamala Rao, IAS (1997), Principal Secretary (Political), GAD, has been transferred as Principal Secretary, School Education Department. He will additionally hold charge of Higher Education, Skill Development & Training, and Political departments in GAD.
Sri Kona Sasidhar, IAS (2003), Secretary, School Education, has been posted as Secretary, Transport, Roads & Buildings (TR&B) Department, with additional charge of Infrastructure & Investment Department.
Sri M. Siva Prasad, IFS (2010), Director, SG & SW, has been deputed to TR&B Department as Joint Managing Director, APSRTC, while retaining FAC of his earlier post.
Smt. Amrapali Kata, IAS (2010), Managing Director, APTDC, has been directed to report to GAD for further posting. Sri Pattanshetti Ravi Subash, IAS (2013), Secretary, APPSC, has been posted as Managing Director, APTDC, with additional charges of CEO, APTA and Secretary, APPSC.
Sri S. Suresh Kumar, IAS (2000), Principal Secretary, MA&UD, has been appointed Special Officer for Godavari Pushkaralu in addition to his regular duties. Dr. Narayana Bharath Gupta, IAS (2010), Commissioner, Higher Education, has been named Joint Special Officer for the same event.
Other significant changes include the posting of Sri Mutyalaraju Revu, IAS (2007) as Commissioner, Archaeology & Museums; Smt. Hephsiba Rani Korlapati, IAS (2011) as Special Secretary, Housing Department (with additional charge of VC&MD, A.P. State Housing Corporation); and Sri P. Arun Babu, IAS (2014) as Director General, Drug Control Administration (with FAC of Director, Ayush).
Sri Prakhar Jain, IAS (2020) has been posted as Metropolitan Commissioner, Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority, while Smt. Geetanjali Sharma, IAS (2020) will hold FAC of CEO, RTGS. Several other officers waiting for posting have also been assigned new roles, including in TTD, NTR Vaidya Seva Trust, and Tirupati Municipal Corporation.
The order was issued by Chief Secretary G. Sai Prasad in the name of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
| S.No | Officer | Batch | Existing Position | New Posting / Arrangement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Shamsher Singh Rawat, IAS | 1992 | Special Chief Secretary (Services & HRM), GAD | Special Chief Secretary (Tourism & Culture), YAT&C; FAC of Youth Services & Sports, Services & HRM, and GPM & AR |
| 2 | Sri J. Syamala Rao, IAS | 1997 | Principal Secretary (Political), GAD | Principal Secretary, School Education; FAC of Higher Education, Skill Development & Training, and Political, GAD |
| 3 | Sri Kona Sasidhar, IAS | 2003 | Secretary, School Education | Secretary, TR & B; FAC of Infrastructure & Investment |
| 4 | Sri M. Siva Prasad, IFS | 2010 | Director, SG & SW | Joint Managing Director, APSRTC; FAC of Director, SG & SW |
| 5 | Smt. Amrapali Kata, IAS | 2010 | Managing Director, APTDC | Directed to report to GAD for further posting |
| 6 | Sri Pattanshetti Ravi Subash, IAS | 2013 | Secretary, APPSC | Managing Director, APTDC; FAC of CEO, APTA and Secretary, APPSC |
| 7 | Sri S. Suresh Kumar, IAS | 2000 | Principal Secretary, MA & UD | Additional charge as Special Officer, Godavari Pushkaralu |
| 8 | Dr. Narayana Bharath Gupta, IAS | 2010 | Commissioner, Higher Education | Additional charge as Joint Special Officer, Godavari Pushkaralu |
| 9 | Sri Mutyalaraju Revu, IAS | 2007 | Commissioner, AP State Institute of Rural Development | Commissioner, Archaeology & Museums |
| 10 | Sri K.V.N. Chakradhara Babu, IAS | 2011 | Director, Secondary Health | FAC of Commissioner, Health & Family Welfare and MD, National Health Mission |
| 11 | Smt. Hephsiba Rani Korlapati, IAS | 2011 | Waiting for posting | Special Secretary, Housing; FAC of VC & MD, AP State Housing Corporation and Commissioner, AP Weaker Sections Housing Programme |
| 12 | Sri P. Arun Babu, IAS | 2014 | VC & MD, AP State Housing Corporation & Commissioner, AP Weaker Sections Housing Programme | Director General, Drug Control Administration; FAC of Director, Ayush |
| 13 | Sri N. Tej Bharath, IAS | 2018 | Metropolitan Commissioner, VMRDA | Directed to report to GAD for further posting |
| 14 | Sri Prakhar Jain, IAS | 2020 | CEO, RTGS | Metropolitan Commissioner, VMRDA |
| 15 | Smt. Geetanjali Sharma, IAS | 2020 | MD, AP State Fibernet Ltd | FAC of CEO, RTGS |
| 16 | Sri Chetan T.S, IAS | 2016 | Joint Secretary, O/o CCLA | FAC of Director, Disaster Management & E.O. Deputy Secretary |
| 17 | Dr. A. Sharath, IAS (Retd.) | — | Re-employed as JEO (Health & Education), TTD | Joint Executive Officer, TTD |
| 18 | Sri Prabhala Gopinadh, IAS | — | Waiting for posting | JEO (Health & Education), Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams |
| 19 | Smt. A.A.L. Padmavathi, IAS | — | Waiting for posting | Chief Executive Officer, NTR Vaidya Seva Trust |
| 20 | Sri M. Jayakrishna, IAS | — | Waiting for posting | Municipal Commissioner, Tirupati Municipal Corporation |
| 21 | Sri B. Anil Kumar Reddy, IAS | 2017 | MD, AP Swachh Andhra Corporation | Directed to report to GAD for further posting |
| 22 | Sri B. Sunil Kumar Reddy, IFS | 2016 | MD, AP Township & Infrastructure Development Corporation | FAC of MD, AP Swachh Andhra Corporation |
