Krishna Mohan Reddy Is YS Jagan’s OSD

Amaravati: As part of the bureaucratic rejig, the State government of Andhra Pradesh appointed an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) and also an Additional Secretary to the Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday. GAD Secretary Srikanth through G.O No. 1178, appointed Special Grade Deputy Collector (retired) P Krishna Mohan Reddy as OSD to the CM. Krishna Mohan was earlier the OSD for YS Jagan Mohan Reddy when he was the leader of the Opposition.

Vide G.O. No. 1171, K Dhananjaya Reddy was appointed as Additional Secretary to the Chief Minister.

Meanwhile Damodar Goutam Sawang has taken charge as the new DGP (Head of Police Force) of the state.

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The government, also issued G.O. No. 1172 relieving the Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation Limited, Anil Chandra Punetha from his duties as he attains superannuation on May 31.

It may be recollected that Punetha shunted out during the general elections in AP for allegedly defying its order to transfer three top police officials. The poll panel had appointed LV Subramanyam, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of 1983 batch, as the new Chief Secretary who continued in his post. The EC directed that Punetha, who is due to retire next month, should not be given any election-related posting.

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