In a minor reshuffle of IAS officers on Saturday (May 9, 2026), the Andhra Pradesh government transferred Shashi Bhushan Kumar (1996 batch), Special Chief Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Rural Development and Rural Water Supply Department, as Special Chief Secretary, Water Resources Department, relieving G. Sai Prasad (1991 batch) of Full Additional Charge (FAC) of the post.
Kantilal Dande, Principal Secretary, Environment and Forests Department, was placed in FAC of the post of Special Chief Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Rural Development and Rural Water Supply Department, until further orders, as per a Government Order issued by Chief Secretary G. Sai Prasad.
Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar had been posted as Principal Secretary, Panchayat Raj, Rural Development and Rural Water Supply Department, in June 2024 in the first major reshuffle by the Chandrababu Naidu-led government, after taking over from G. Sai Prasad in that role at the time.
Published – May 10, 2026 01:06 pm IST
