Bengaluru: Karnataka has reshuffled 87 Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officers, with 28 officers allotted to the Urban Development and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj departments, according to a statement issued on October 28.
Chief Minister D K Shivakumar ordered the transfers to speed up development works and improve public service delivery, the statement said.
87 KAS officers transferred: key postings
Fifteen officers have been posted to the Urban Development Department and 13 to the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. Nine have been posted as Assistant Commissioners and four as Additional Deputy Commissioners.
The remaining officers have been assigned to departments and administrative positions across Karnataka. The statement did not provide an officer-wise list of names and postings.
The government said the reshuffle was intended to accelerate urban and rural development, improve the implementation of government schemes and ensure quicker resolution of public grievances.
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