The State government issued orders here on Tuesday promoting two IAS and IPS officers. Anurag Sharma, Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, of 1982 batch, is promoted to the above super time scale in the rank of Director General of Police.
K.R.M. Kishore Kumar of 1989 batch, Additional Director, APPA, is promoted and posted as Special Director, APPA in the rank of Additional DGP.
IAS officers of 1982 batch Lingaraj Panigrahi and K. Pradeep Chandra are also promoted to the above super time scale.
Panigrahi is posted as Special Chief Secretary to Government, General Administration (Accommodation). He will also look after the State reorganisation related matters. Pradeep Chandra is promoted in-situ as Special Chief Secretary to Government, Industries and Commerce department. He will also look after State reorganisation matters pertaining to companies, corporations and boards etc.