45 IAS Transfers in Telangana: Sanjay Kumar Gets Panchayat Raj, Adwait Singh Sent to Delhi

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45 IAS Reshuffle Telangana Indian Bureaucracy
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Indian Bureaucracy News, Hyderabad, February 25, 2026 | The Telangana government on Wednesday transferred 45 officers including 43 IAS officers in the state. In as many as 12 districts of the state new Collectors & District Magistrates have been appointed, including important commercial districts of Mahabubnagar, Karimnagar, Medak, Vikarabad, Hanamkonda, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Jangaon, Yadadri Bhongir, Mahabubabad, Narayanpet, Jogulamba Gadwal, and Rajanna Sircilla.

Contrary to the buzz and speculation that often surrounds bureaucratic reshuffles, the latest transfers in the State’s administrative machinery appear less driven by grand political strategy and more by routine yet consequential adjustments in who runs what.

A mix of senior and mid-career IAS officers has been moved into key positions, with the government clearly seeking to place trusted hands in departments that directly affect delivery on the ground.

Sanjay Kumar of 1995 batch has been given charge of the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development department — a portfolio that sits at the heart of rural governance and welfare implementation. Rahul Bojja (2000 batch) has been moved to the General Administration Department as Political Secretary, a role that works closely with the political executive and often acts as a bridge between policy and administration.

A noteworthy transfer in the reshuffle is that of Adwait Kumar Singh (2013 batch), who has been appointed Special Secretary to coordinate Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and posted to Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi. His move comes after a period of heightened public engagement in his previous district, where sections of tribal representatives and civil society groups had voiced concerns over administrative priorities. His new assignment shifts him from field administration to a role centred on inter-governmental coordination.

The position involves monitoring and coordinating projects jointly funded by the Centre and the State, typically in a 60:40 ratio. These include major infrastructure and welfare initiatives such as Phase II of the Hyderabad Metro Rail, the Musi Riverfront Development, the Sewerage Master Plan for Hyderabad, the e-Courts Mission Mode Project, PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi, and the National Health Mission. The post was earlier held by a senior officer, underscoring its importance in ensuring effective coordination and timely implementation of key schemes.

The reshuffle has also opened doors for younger officers. All seven IAS officers from the 2019 batch have been appointed as District Collectors, making them the biggest beneficiaries of this round of transfers. The 2017 batch saw the most movement, with six officers shifted between districts or to directorate-level posts.

Senior officers from the 1991 to 2006 batches have largely been retained within the Secretariat in policy-making and supervisory roles. At the same time, six State Civil Service officers have been promoted as Additional Collectors, indicating an effort to give State service officers greater responsibility in district administration.

Details of the officers transferred with their present and new postings is listed below.

  1. Shri Sanjay Kumar IAS (Telangana 1995), presently Special Chief Secretary, Industries & Commerce and ITE&C Department, Telangana, is transferred and appointed as Special Chief Secretary – Panchayat Raj & Rural Development (PR & RD) Department, Remote Water Supply & Rain Shadow Areas Development Department (RWS & RSAD) Department relieving Shri N Sridhar IAS (Telangana 1997).
  2. Shri Sabyasachi Ghosh IAS (Telangana 1994), presently Special Chief Secretary, Implementation of Flagship Welfare & Developmental Schemes Unit, Telangana, is re-designated as Special Chief Secretary – Implementation of Flagship Welfare & Developmental Schemes Unit and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
  3. Shri M Dana Kishore IAS (Telangana 1996), presently Special Chief Secretary, LET&F Department, Telangana, is given full additional charge of Special Chief Secretary – Disaster Management, Revenue Department relieving Shri Arvind Kumar IAS (Telangana 1991).
  4. Shri N Sridhar IAS (Telangana 1997), presently Principal Secretary, Mines and Geology, Telanagana, is appointed as Principal Secretary – Information Technology, Electronics and Communication Department (ITE&C) and Industries & Commerce Department with additional charge of Principal Secretary – Mines and Geology, Telangana. He relieves Shri Sanjay Kumar IAS (Telangana 1995) from the department of ITE&C and Industries & Commerce Department.
  5. Shri Rahul Bojja IAS (Telangana 2000), presently Principal Secretary, I&CAD Department, Telangana, is transferred and appointed as Principal Secretary – Political, General Administration Department (GAD), with additional charge of Principal Secretary – Backward Class Welfare Department, relieving Shri E Sridhar IAS (Telangana 2004) from both the departments.
  6. Shri E Sridhar IAS (Telangana 2004), presently Secretary, General Administration Department, Telangana is appointed as Secretary – Irrigation and CAD Department (I&CAD), relieving Shri Rahul Bojja IAS (Telangana 2000).
  7. Dr Gaurav Uppal IAS (Telangana 2005), presently Secretary, Coordination (GoI Projects & CSS), Telangana Bhavan, New Delhi, is transferred and appointed as Secretary –  Finance & Planning Department; Ex-Officio Director General (DG), Telangana Remote Sensing Applications Centre (TGRAC), with additional charge of Managing Director (MD) –  Telangana Medical Services & Infrastructure Development Corporation (TGMSIDC). He relieves Shri Sandeep Kumar Sultania IAS (Telangana 1998) from the department of TGRAC and Shri G Phaneendra Reddy IAS (Telangana 2018) from TGMSIDC.
  8. Ms B Vijendra IAS (Telangana 2006), presently Collector & District Magistrate, Mahabubnagar, is transferred and appointed as Secretary – Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society (TGSWREIS) and Commissioner – Scheduled Castes Development (SCD), relieving Shri Krishna Aditya S IAS (Telangana 2014) and Shri Sabyasachi Ghosh IAS (Telangana 1994) from the said posts respectively.
  9. Ms D Divya IAS (Telangana 2010), presently CEO, Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), Rural Development Department, Telangana, is given full additional charge of the State Nodal Officer – Prajavani, relieving Ms P Katyayani Devi IAS (Telangana 2017).
  10. Shri Adwait Kumar Singh IAS (Telangana 2013), presently Collector & District Magistrate, Mahabubabad, is transferred and appointed as Special Secretary – Coordination (GoI Projects & CSS), Telangana Bhavan, New Delhi, relieving Dr Gaurav Uppal IAS (Telangana 2005).
  11. Shri M Hanumantha Rao IAS (Telangana 2013), presently Collector & District Magistrate, Yadadri Bhongir, is transferred and appointed as Director – Endowments, with additional charge of Special Officer – Godavari Pushkaralu Festival, Telangana. He relieves Shri S Harish IAS (Telangana 2015) from department of Endowments.
  12. Ms Sikta Patnaik IAS (Telangana 2014), presently Collector & District Magistrate, Narayanpet, is transferred and appointed as Special Secretary – Finance Department, Telangana.
  13. Shri Sandeep Kumar Jha IAS (Telangana 2014), presently Zonal Commissioner, GHMC, Qutbullapur, is transferred and appointed as Collector & District Magistrate, Jangaon, Telangana, relieving Shri Rizwanbasha Shaik IAS (Telangana 2017).
  14. MD Musharraf Ali Faruqui IAS (Telangana 2014), presently Chairman & Managing Director, TGSPDCL, is transferred and appointed as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) – 3rd DISCOM (New).
  15. Ms Pamela Satpathy IAS (Telangana 2015), presently Collector & District Magistrate, Karimnagar, is transferred and appointed as Special Commissioner – Labour Department, Telangana, relieving Shri M Dana Kishore IAS (Telangana 1996).
  16. Shri Anuraag Jayanti IAS (Telangana 2015), presently Zonal Commissioner, GHMC, Rajendranagar, is transferred and appointed as Collector & District Magistrate – Yadadri Bhongir, Telangana, relieving Shri M Hanumantha Rao IAS (Telangana 2013).
  17. Shri Rahul Raj P S IAS (Telangana 2015), presently Collector & District Magistrate, Medak, is transferred and appointed as Special Commissioner – Cooperation, and, Registrar – Cooperative Societies, Telangna, relieving Shri K Surendra Mohan IAS (Telangana 2006).
  18. Shri Bhavesh Mishra IAS (Telangana 2015), presently Deputy Secretary, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication Department (IT&C) Department, is re-designated as Special Secretary – ITE&C Department.
  19. Shri Jitesh V Patil IAS (Telangana 2016), presently Collector & District Magistrate, Bhadradri Kothagudem, is transferred and appointed as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) –  Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TGSPDCL),  relieving Shri MD Musharraf Ali Faruqui IAS (Telangana 2014).
  20. Shri Rizwanbasha Shaik IAS (Telangana 2017), presently Collector & District Magistrate, Jangaon, is transferred and appointed as Collector & District Magistrate – Jogulamba Gadwal, Telangana, relieving Shri Santhosh B M IAS (Telangana 2017).
  21. Shri Santhosh B M IAS (Telangana 2017), presently Collector & District Magistrate, Jogulamba Gadwal, is transferred and appointed as Director – Tribal Welfare, Telangana, relieving Shri Sabyasachi Ghosh IAS (Telangana 1994).
  22. Shri Prateek Jain IAS (Telangana 2017), presently Collector & District Magistrate, Vikarabad, is transferred and appointed as Collector & District Magistrate – Narayanpet relieving Ms Sikta Patnaik IAS (Telangana 2014).
  23. Ms Sneha Shabarish IAS (Telangana 2017), presently Collector & District Magistrate, Hanamkonda, is transferred and appointed as Collector & District Magistrate – Mahabubabad, Telangana, relieving Shri Adwait Kumar Singh IAS (Telangana 2013).
  24. Ms P Katyayani Devi IAS (Telangana 2017), presently State Nodal Officer, Prajavani, Telangana, is appointed as Joint Managing Director – State Finance Corporation, Telangana.
  25. Shri G Phaneendra Reddy IAS (Telangana 2018), presently Managing Director, Telangana Medical Services & Infrastructure Development Corporation (TGMSIDC), is transferred and appointed as Additional Collector (Local Bodies) – Narayanpet, Telangana, relieving Shri Uma Shankar Prasad IAS (Telangana 2022).
  26. Ms Chitra Mishra IAS (Telangana 2019), presently Project Officer, ITDA, Eturunagaram, is transferred and appointed as Collector & District Magistrate – Karimnagar, Telangana, relieving Ms Pamela Satpathy IAS (Telangana 2015).
  27. Ms Garima Agrawal IAS (Telangana 2019), presently Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Rajanna Sircilla, is appointed as Collector & District Magistrate – Rajanna Sircilla in the existing vacancy.
  28. Shri Deepak Tewari IAS (Telangana 2019), presently Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Kumrambheem Asifabad, is transferred and appointed as Collector & District Magistrate – Vikarabad, Telangana, relieving Shri Prateek Jain IAS (Telangana 2017).
  29. Ms Pratima Singh IAS (Telangana 2019), presently Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Rangareddy, is transferred and appointed as Collector & District Magistrate – Medak, Telangana, relieving Shri Rahul Raj P S IAS (Telangana 2015).
  30. Shri Ankit IAS (Telangana 2019), presently Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Nizamabad, is transferred and appointed as Collector & District Magistrate – Bhadradri Kothagudem, Telangana, relieving Shri Jitesh V Patil IAS (Telangana 2016).
  31. Ms Chahat Bajpai IAS (Telangana 2019), presently Municipal Commissioner, Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC), Warangal, is transferred and appointed as Collector & District Magistrate – Hanamkonda, with additional charge of Municipal Commissioner – GWMC, Warangal. She relieves Ms Sneha Shabarish IAS (Telangana 2017).
  32. Ms Khushboo Gupta IAS (Telangana 2019), presently Project Officer, ITDA, Utnoor, is transferred and appointed as Collector & District Magistrate – Mahabubnagar, Telangana, relieving Ms B Vijendra IAS (Telangana 2006).
  33. Shri Manda Makarandu IAS (Telangana 2020), presently Project Director, Computerization of Management of Revenue Operations (CMRO) Project, Office of Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA), is transferred and appointed as Zonal Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) – Rajendranagar, with additional charge of Project Director –  CMRO Project, Office of CCLA, Hyderabad. He relieves Shri Anuraag Jayanti IAS (Telangana 2015).
  34. Shri Faizan Ahmed IAS (Telangana 2021), presently Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Nirmal, is transferred and appointed as Additional Collector (Local Bodies) – Medchal Malkajgiri, Telangana, relieving Ms Radhika Gupta IAS (Telangana 2021).
  35. Shri Shivendra Pratap IAS (Telangana 2021), presently Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Mahabubnagar, is transferred and appointed as Joint Managing Director – Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited.
  36. Shri Parmar Pinkeshkumar Lalitkumar IAS (Telangana 2021), presently Additional Collector (Local Bodies), Jangaon, is transferred and appointed as Zonal Commissioner –  Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), Qutbullapur, relieving Shri Sandeep Kumar Jha IAS (Telangana 2014).
  37. Shri Uma Shankar Prasad IAS (Telangana 2022), presently Sub-Collector, Tandur, Vikarabad, is transferred and appointed as Additional Collector (Local Bodies) – Vikarabad.
  38. Shri G V Shyam Prasad Lal IAS (Telangana 2026), presently Joint Secretary, MJP Telangana BC Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society, is transferred and appointed as Additional Collector (Local Bodies) – Nagarkurnool.
  39. Shri P Chandraiah IAS (Telangana 2026), presently Additional Collector, Revenue, Mancherial, is transferred and appointed as Additional Collector (Local Bodies) – Mancherial.
  40. Shri Y V GaneshIAS (Telangana 2026), presently Special Collector, Land Acquisition, Warangal, is transferred and appointed as Additional Collector (Local Bodies) – Warangal.
  41. Shri Abdul Hameed IAS (Telangana 2026), presently Additional Collector, Revenue, Siddipet, is transferred and appointed as Additional Collector (Local Bodies) – Siddipet.
  42. Shri B Venkateshwarlu IAS (Telangana 2026), presently District Revenue Officer, Karimnagar, is transferred and appointed as Additional Collector (Local Bodies) – Nirmal relieving Shri Faizan Ahmed IAS (Telangana 2021).
  43. Shri N Kheemya Naik IAS (Telangana 2026), presently Additional Collector, Revenue, Wanaparthy, is transferred and appointed as Additional Collector (Local Bodies) – Wanaparthy.
  44. Shri K Vidyasagar, presently OSD to Chief Secretary, is transferred and appointed as Additional CEO, Industry & Investment Cell & SPEED duly relieving Shri Bhavesh Mishra IAS (Telangana 2015) from full additional charge of the said post.
  45. Shri M Surender, presently Additional Registrar, Cooperative Societies, is transferred and appointed as Additional Nodal Officer – Prajavani.

Indian Bureaucracy Network wishes all the officers the very best.