Amaravati, Aug 12 (PTI) The Andhra Pradesh government on Friday posted senior IAS officer Katamneni Bhaskar of 2004 batch as Commissioner, School Infrastructure, in the School Education Department.

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The post of Commissioner, School Infrastructure, has been specially created as Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy wanted a special officer to oversee the infrastructure work in government schools.

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The government has been carrying out huge infrastructure refurbishment works in over 55,000 schools at a cost of over Rs 16,000 crore in three phases.

Bhaskar's appointment will add strength to the School Education Department, as Commissioner S Suresh Kumar will now get to focus on academics and service issues, government sources said.

Strengthening the School Education Department further, the government appointed another IAS officer B Srinivasa Rao as Additional Project Director of Samagra Shiksha.

Meanwhile, the government transferred 2005 batch IAS officer Mudavatu M Nayak and posted him as Commissioner, Handlooms and Textiles. C Naga Rani (2010) has been posted as Director, Technical Education, in a minor reshuffle of bureaucrats.

In an order issued late on Friday night, Chief Secretary Sameer Sharma placed G Jaya Lakshmi in full additional charge of the post of Principal Secretary, Social Welfare. The 1995 batch IAS officer is now Principal Secretary, Backward Classes Welfare.

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