Five IAS officers get new assignments in Karnataka

Five IAS officers have been given new assignments in Karnataka. Nitesh Patil has been posted as Regional Commissioner, Mysuru Division, relieving Venkat Raja of the concurrent charge, while Randeep D was assigned the charge of Secretary, Social Welfare Department, relieving Major Manivannan P from concurrent charge. Similarly, M S Diwakar takes over as Director, Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, with additional charge of Director, Atal Jan Snehi Kendra, Bengaluru; Ramachandra R is appointed as Executive Director, Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust, Bengaluru and Dr Satish B C is now Director, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Department of Commerce and Industry.