Hyderabad, October 28, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Telangana government on Wednesday transferred 12 senior IAS officers, including Jayesh Ranjan, Special Chief Secretary to the Government for Metropolitan Area and Urban Development within HMDA limits, days after reports that he had applied for voluntary retirement.
Ranjan, a 1992-batch IAS officer, has been posted as Special Chief Secretary to the Government, Environment, Forests, Science and Technology Department. He has also been given Full Additional Charge (FAC) of the post of Director General, EPTRI, replacing Shailaja Ramaiyer.
He has been relieved of the additional responsibilities of Special Chief Secretary to the Government, Sports, and Director, Heritage Telangana. He has also been relieved of his role as Special Officer for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Cyberabad Municipal Corporation and Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation.
The reshuffle came a day after Ranjan confirmed that he had initiated the process of seeking voluntary retirement, nearly 11 months before his scheduled superannuation.
Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju issued the Government Order transferring the 12 senior IAS officers.
Vikas Raj, a 1992-batch IAS officer serving as Special Chief Secretary to the Government, Transport, Roads and Buildings Department, has been transferred and posted as Special Chief Secretary to the Government, Energy Department, replacing Navin Mittal.
Mittal, a 1996-batch IAS officer, has been posted as Special Chief Secretary to the Government, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development, Rural Water Supply and Rural Sanitation Administration Department, replacing M. Dana Kishore.
A. Vani Prasad, a 1995-batch IAS officer serving as Special Chief Secretary to the Government, Youth Advancement, Tourism and Culture Department, has been given Full Additional Charge of the posts of Special Chief Secretary to the Government, Sports, and Director, Heritage Telangana.
Shailaja Ramaiyer, a 1997-batch IAS officer, has been posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, Revenue (Endowments) Department.
Rahul Bojja, a 2000-batch IAS officer serving as Principal Secretary to the Government, Revenue (DM) Department, has been given Full Additional Charge of the post of Principal Secretary to the Government, Tribal Welfare Department, relieving Sabyasachi Ghosh of the additional responsibility. Bojja will continue to hold FAC of the post of Principal Secretary to the Government, Backward Classes Welfare Department.
Ilambarithi K, a 2005-batch IAS officer, has been posted as Secretary to the Government, Transport, Roads and Buildings Department, replacing Vikas Raj. He will continue to hold Full Additional Charge of the post of Secretary to the Government, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Department.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, a 2009-batch IAS officer serving as Metropolitan Commissioner of HMDA, has been given Full Additional Charge of the posts of Secretary to the Government, Metropolitan Area and Urban Development within HMDA limits, and Special Officer for the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Cyberabad Municipal Corporation and Malkajgiri Municipal Corporation, replacing Jayesh Ranjan.
Shruti Ojha, a 2013-batch IAS officer, has been posted as Special Chief Secretary to the Government, Women and Child Development and Scheduled Castes Development Department.
Md Musharraf Ali Faruqui, a 2014-batch IAS officer serving as Chairman and Managing Director of Telangana Rythu Power Distribution Company Limited, has been transferred and posted as Director, Health and Family Welfare. He has also been given Full Additional Charge of the post of Director, Institute of Health and Family Welfare, replacing Dr S. Sangeetha Satyanarayana.
Faruqui will additionally hold Full Additional Charge of the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Telangana Rythu Power Distribution Company Limited.
Sangeetha Satyanarayana has been posted as Director, Women and Child Development and Scheduled Castes Development Department, replacing Shruti Ojha.
Jitesh V. Patil, Chairman and Managing Director of TGSPDCL, has been given Full Additional Charge of the post of Vice Chairman and Managing Director of TGREDCO, relieving Musharraf Ali Faruqui of the additional responsibility.
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