Tadepalli: Andhra Pradesh government posted 1986 batch IAS officer Satish Chandra as special chief secretary to Higher Education and Skill Development on Saturday.

Satish Chandra, who was special chief secretary to the previous Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, was transferred on May 30, the day Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy took over the reins, and was kept without a posting till date.

J S Venkateswara Prasad (1987) has been transferred as special chief secretary to Higher Education and Skill Development department but not given a fresh posting. Prasad was asked to report to the general administration department for further posting, according to an order issued by principal secretary (Political) Praveen Prakash.

IPS officer N V Surendra Babu of the 1987 batch has been given posting as director-general of Special Protection Force. Babu has been given additional responsibilities for enforcement against illegal sand-mining and issues related to prohibition and excise, according to the Principal Secretary's order.

T A Tripathi, who was holding the post of director general, special protection force, has been directed to report to the Director General of Police.

The state government created a new department of Grama Volunteers and Ward Volunteers under the Village and Ward Secretariat system and gave additional charge of it to 2006 batch IAS officer K Kanna Babu, who is currently the Special Commissioner of Disaster Management.

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