Harish Rao Accuses Telangana Congress of Destabilising Governance with Mass Transfers

Overview

• The BRS leader said the government conducted five rounds of reshuffles since December 2023, moving about 140 IAS officers and 20 District Collectors and leaving department heads with average tenures under eight months.
• He cited churn in key sectors, saying the power department saw five leadership changes that hurt service delivery and that Ranga Reddy district had four Collectors replaced.
• He alleged officers are being threatened with transfers to force compliance, pointing to the transfer of Vikarabad Collector Prateek Jain after the Lagacherla agitation.
• He criticised extensions granted to retired IAS, IPS and engineering officials while serving officers are shifted, and he questioned giving the Chief Secretary additional charge as IT Secretary.
• He accused the administration of keeping roughly 80% of Government Orders offline despite court directions, said the state education policy was removed from the website, and alleged mining irregularities including an illegal fixed crushing plant at Neopolis.