An order on the successor of Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar is likely to be issued by the Telangana government on 11 January.
K Ramakrishna Rao likely to replace Somesh Kumar as Telangana Chief Secretary.
Special Chief Secretary (Finance) K Ramakrishna Rao is most likely to step into Telangana Chief Secretary Somesh Kumar’s shoes after the latter was asked to report to the Andhra Pradesh government by the state high court on Tuesday, 10 January.
However, government sources told South First that another officer in the reckoning for the coveted post is Special Chief Secretary (Forests) Santhi Kumari.
The government is likely to issue an order appointing the new chief secretary on Wednesday.
Immediately after the Telangana High Court delivered the order, the Centre’s Department of Personnel and Training sent a missive to Somesh Kumar that he stood relieved following the quashing of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order which had allowed him to be retained in Telangana.
He was asked to report to the Andhra Pradesh government by 12 January.
After the communication from the Centre, Somesh Kumar conferred with Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. Now that Somesh Kumar has been relieved, the chief minister is busy trying to handpick the successor to Somesh Kumar.
Among the IAS officers of Telangana cadre, Vasudha Mishra, who is on deputation to the central services, is the seniormost as she belongs to 1987 batch of officers.
Then there are two women officers — Rani Kumidini of the 1988 batch and Santhi Kumari of the 1989 batch.
Rani Kumidini, who is the Special Chief Secretary (Labour), will be retiring in June, while Special Chief Secretary (Forests) Shanti Kumari has a term till April 2025.
Special Chief Secretary Sunil Sharma retires in May 2024, Rajat Kumar in November this year, Ramakrishna Rao in August 2025, and Arvind Kumar in February 2026.
Among them, Ramakrishna Rao is the only officer who is a Telangana native.
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