The IAS officers in Andhra Pradesh have stopped pitching ideas or suggestions due to Chandrababu Naidu’s indifferent attitude towards them. The priorities of the Chief Minister and the bureaucrats do not seem to align. Moreover, the TDP supremo can be swayed only by two people currently – a prominent individual from Delhi and a head of regional media house.
Previously reports surfaced that there was huge intervention from the CMO officials and even the ministers expressed discontent. Last month former Chief Secretary IYR Krishna alleged that the CMO was operating as an analogous secretariat.
However, the winds have changed their direction now and Chandrababu is reportedly making decisions without seeking the ideas of bureaucrats and orders them to implement his instructions.
Additionally, the chief minister is assessing the performance of the CMO officials along with the status of pending files. As per the reports in DC, Special Secretary Satish Chandra will be given additional responsibility of Chief Commissioner of Land Administration (CCLA). IAS officer Budithi Rajashekar will be pulled into the CMO for his commendable work during Krishna Pushakaralu. The CRDA Commissioner Cherukuri Sridhar will be either given additional responsibility or moved out of the CRDA itself. Chandrababu visualizes AP as Sunrise state, may give key posts may go to North Indian officers.
