Amaravati, Jun 12 (PTI) Senior IAS officer Muddada Ravichandra was on Wednesday appointed as principal secretary to Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

The 1996-batch officer who is currently waiting for posting, was asked to take charge immediately, a government order said.

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On June 7, Neerabh Kumar Prasad, a 1987 batch officer, was appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, replacing K S Jawahar Reddy.

The appointments indicate that Naidu, who was sworn in as chief minister today, is assembling his own team of officials to govern.

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