State Govt Likely To Reshuffle IAS Officials Soon!

Telangana CM KCR is likely to reshuffle the IAS officers after Jan 5, after the ECI (Election Commission of India) reveal the final electoral rolls for the assembly elections scheduled for Dec 2023. IAS officers from Collectors to Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, and Special Chief Secretaries will be reshuffled.

As per sources, the KCR govt has submitted a list of 25 senior officials working in non-revenue agencies eligible for the IAS cadre to the Centre's Hyderabad, Hyderabad News, Telangana, Telangana News(DoPT).

Five non-revenue employees will likely be conferred IAS status in Jan for the 1st time in Telangana's history. The UPSC has formed a committee that will conduct personal interviews with 25 candidates and will shortlist 5 for the IAS posts.

Non-revenue officials working with ministers as OSD (officer on special duty) and PS (personal secretary) that include 3 women officials, are among the candidates on the list for conferring IAS status. The last major rearranging took place on February 3, 2020, when the KCR govt transferred 50 IAS officers at one go, including Collectors, to various districts.