Somesh Kumar assumes office as Chief Advisor to Telangana CM
Retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Somesh Kumar assumed office as Chief Advisor to Telangana Chief Minister on Friday.
Hyderabad: Retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Somesh Kumar assumed office as Chief Advisor to Telangana Chief Minister on Friday.
The former chief secretary assumed the chair in his office on the sixth floor of the state Secretariat. Priests performed puja in the chambers of the Chief Advisor. Later, officials and staff of the secretariat greeted Kumar on assuming office. The Chief Advisor expressed his gratitude to Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for once again bestowing faith and giving him an opportunity to serve the state.
The state government on May 9 appointed Somesh Kumar as Chief Advisor to the Chief Minister. According to the Government Order issued by Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari, Somesh Kumar will hold the office in the rank of a Cabinet minister for a period of three years. His appointment came three months after he took voluntary retirement after he was shifted to Andhra Pradesh following a court order.
