Hyderabad: Senior IAS officer Sanjay Jaju was on Friday appointed as the Chief Secretary to the Telangana government.
He succeeds K Ramakrishna Rao, who will retire from service on June 30, a Government Order (GO) said.
Jaju, a 1992-batch IAS officer, is currently serving as Secretary, Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. Earlier, he served as Secretary, Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting among several other key assignments.
On assumption of charge by Jaju as Chief Secretary, the Full Additional Charge (FAC) of the posts of Special Chief Secretary to Government, Industries and Commerce, ITE&C departments and Special Chief Secretary and CEO, Industry and Investment Cell in Chief Minister's Office (CMO) and Smart Proactive Efficient and Effective Delivery (SPEED) shall remain with Jaju, a GO said.
Meanwhile, Ramakrishna Rao has been appointed as Advisor and Ex-Officio Special Chief Secretary to the chief minister upon his superannuation on June 30.
The government also carried out a reshuffle of bureaucrats, including placing Sabyasachi Ghosh, Special Chief Secretary to Government (Implementation of Flagship Welfare and Developmental Schemes Unit and CSR) in FAC of the post of Special CS to government (handlooms, textiles and handicrafts).
Separately, Vinay Kumar, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) and Chief Wildlife Warden is placed in FAC of the post of Principal Chief Conservator of Forests till further orders.
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