Following IAS officers have been transferred and are given additional responsibility by the government.

V P Baligar, Principal Secretary, Infrastructure Development Department, Bangalore is appointed Principal Secretary, Commerce & Industries Department, Bangalore, vice K M Shivakumar.

Baligar is also placed with additional charge of the post of Principal Secretary, Infrastructure Development Department, until further orders.

Ramesh Bindurao Zalki, Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises, Bangalore is appointed Secretary, DPAR (AR, Training & Political Pension), Bangalore in the downgraded pos, vice G C R Subramanian.

GCR Subramanian has been appointed Principal Secretary, (Food Processing & Harvest Technology) Agriculture & Horticulture Department, Bangalore in the existing vacancy, according to an official notification.