IAS officials shuffled

Amaravati: The state government transferred a few IAS officials, including collectors and accommodated RP Sisodia, who was relieved from the Chief Electoral Officer post by the Election Commission.

The state government issued an order to this effect on Thursday night. RP Sisodia was appointed as principal secretary to government, tribal welfare department, the post being held by Shamsher Singh Rawat, who was re-designated as principal secretary to government, social welfare.

West Godavari district collector K Bhaskar was transferred and posted as collector of Visakhapatnam district, in place of Pravin Kumar, who was shifted as collector West Godavari. Srikant Nagulapalli, secretary to government (political), general administration department, is placed in full additional charge to the post of secretary (services), GAD. K  Damayanthi, special commissioner, AP Bhavan and principal secretary, Higher Education, was placed in full additional charge to the post of principal secretary,  animal husbandry, dairy development and fisheries department.