Nine IAS Officers Appointed as Special Officers to Oversee Paddy Procurement

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday appointed nine IAS officers as special officers to monitor and ensure faster paddy procurement from farmers in the districts. He urged them to take all necessary steps for paddy procurement in a smooth manner across the state.

The Chief Minister directed special officers to conduct field visits to the paddy purchase centres and address grievances on the spot, while also closely monitoring the paddy procurement from time to time.

The special officers are: S. Krishna Aditya (Adilabad, Nirmal, Komaram Bheem Asifabad and Mancherial); R.V. Karnan (Karimnagar, Jagtial, Peddapalli and Rajanna Sircilla); Anita Ramachandran (Nalgonda, Yadadri-Bhongir and Suryapet); A. Sharat (Nizamabad and Kamareddy); D. Divya (Rangareddy, Vikarabad and Medchal-Malkajgiri); G. Ravi (Mahbubnagar, Narayanapet, Wanaparthy, Jogulamba Gadwal and Nagarkurnool); T. Vinay Krishna Reddy (Warangal, Hanmakonda, Jangaon, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu and Mahbubabad); Harichandana Dasari (Medak, Sangareddy and Siddipet); and K. Surendra Mohan (Khammam and Bhadradri Kothagudem).