Who is the next Chief Secretary of AP? Who is in the CS race? This has become the talk of the town. Neelam Sawhney, who is currently working as CS, has completed her tenure. At the request of the AP government, the central government extended her tenure by three months. She is due to retire in another month. There are many in the seniority list who will be the next chief secretary to the government. The names of Adityanath Das, Neerabh Kumar Prasad, Ajay Sawhney, Sameer Sharma, Reddy Subramaniam, Abhay Tripathi, Satish Chandra and JSV Prasad are under consideration. However, it seems that Satish Chandra, who worked in key positions while Chandrababu Naidu was the CM, may not be taken as the CS. Neerabh Kumar will be in service till 2024. If he is given a chance to be the CS now, he will have to stay in office until 2024. It seems that he will be side-lined for this reason.
Adityanath Das in consideration
The Water Resources Department Principal Secretary Adityanath Das is likely to be made the Chief Secretary of AP Government and his name seems to be almost finalized. That is why it seems that Adityanath Das has already been handed over key responsibilities in the CMO. In addition to his experience of working in various branches, Adityanath Das is known to be a non-controversial figure.
Looking for an official who can bail out the government
The AP government is caught up in serious debts. If Navaratnas are to continue, they have to borrow lakhs of crores every year. AP revenue, on the other hand, has fallen worse. While the tax revenue for the 2019-20 financial year is estimated at Rs 1.20 lakh Crore, it came to Rs 50,000 Crore. Another Rs 10,000 Crore is likely to come. With this in mind, it seems that in addition to increasing government revenue, CM Jaganmohan Reddy is vying for a well-experienced senior official. Adityanath Das is also in control of the finance department.