Amaravati: The Centre on Friday announced that the tenure of Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma is extended for another six months. His tenure has been extended from May 21, 2022, to November 31, 2022. Sameer Sharm's service was extended twice. Earlier, the Centre extended the tenure of Sameer Sharma by six months from 1 December to 31 May 2022. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer. He was due to retire on 30th November 2021. CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote to the Centre requesting to extend Sameer Sharma's tenure for six months.