REGULATORY · COMPETITIVE · INDIA
Andhra Pradesh government transfers five IAS officers
Change
The Andhra Pradesh government issued an order on March 20, 2026 transferring five IAS officers.
Why it matters
The order dated March 20, 2026 reassigns K. Kanna Babu from Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) Commissioner to Commissioner of Civil Supplies & Ex‑Officio Secretary (Consumer Affairs, Food & Civil Supplies). V. Vijay Rama Raju is posted from Director of School Education to CRDA Commissioner. M. Vijaya Suneetha is posted from Director of Agriculture & Marketing to Collector of Markapuram district. Kothamasu Dinesh Kumar is posted from Director of AYUSH to Collector of Polavaram district, and Pattanshetti Ravi Subash (APPSC Secretary) has been given full additional charge as Director of Agriculture & Marketing.
Implications
- · CRDA operates under a newly posted commissioner, V. Vijay Rama Raju.
- · Civil Supplies and the ex‑officio Secretariat for Consumer Affairs, Food & Civil Supplies are led by K. Kanna Babu.
- · Markapuram and Polavaram district administrations are headed by newly posted collectors, M. Vijaya Suneetha and Kothamasu Dinesh Kumar respectively.
- · Agriculture & Marketing functions are under the full additional charge of Pattanshetti Ravi Subash.
Who is affected
- · State administrative leadership
- · Department operational teams (CRDA, Civil Supplies, School Education, Agriculture & Marketing)
- · District collectorate staff (Markapuram, Polavaram)
What to watch
- · Order issued: March 20, 2026
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