THE CORE OF ADMINISTRATION CHANGES

One of the collateral damages of quinquennial elections is that the core of the administration, comprising seasoned officials, is changed by default. Upon regime change in Andhra Pradesh, many IAS/IPS officers across the state have been transferred. Last week, Chief Secretary Neerabh Kumar Prasad issued orders transferring 37 IAS officers, with more than a dozen of them being asked to report to the General Administration Department. A little bird told us that those asked to report to the GAD were blatant supporters of the previous government, including Srilakshmi, Rajat Bhargava and Praveen Prakash.