Appointments

Sanjay Jaju Appointed New Chief Secretary of Telangana

By TestNeeti Editorial TeamPublished Friday, 26 June 2026 2 min readSource: ANIArticle 10 of 19

On 26 June 2026, the Telangana government appointed senior IAS officer Sanjay Jaju as the state's new Chief Secretary, with effect from 30 June 2026, succeeding K. Ramakrishna Rao, who retires on June 30. Jaju, a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Telangana cadre, has been on central deputation since 2014 and was most recently Secretary, Union Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER); he earlier served as Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. He was also given full additional charge of the Industries & Commerce and IT, Electronics & Communications (ITE&C) departments. The Chief Secretary is the administrative head of the state government and the senior-most civil servant in the state.

Key Facts & Details

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Sanjay Jaju was appointed Chief Secretary of Telangana on 26 June 2026, effective 30 June 2026.
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He is a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Telangana cadre.
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He succeeds K. Ramakrishna Rao, who retires on June 30.
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He was most recently Secretary, Union Ministry of DoNER, and earlier Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting.
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He was given full additional charge of the Industries & Commerce and ITE&C departments.
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The Chief Secretary is the administrative head and senior-most civil servant of a state government.

Deep Dive

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The appointment was part of a wider bureaucratic reshuffle in Telangana around the incumbent's retirement.
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Jaju had a long central deputation tenure, including roles in defence production and infrastructure (NHIDCL).
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State Chief Secretary appointments are tracked in current affairs especially for State PCS exams.

Exam Focus

Who was appointed Chief Secretary of Telangana in June 2026, and which post did he hold at the Centre before this?

Exam Relevance & Angle

State administrative appointments — the person, the post and the state — are standard GA/State-PCS facts. The Chief Secretary being the top civil servant of a state makes this a clean, testable appointment item.

Target Exams

SBI POIBPS POIBPS RRB OfficerRBI Grade BSSC CGLSSC CHSLRRB NTPCUPSC CSEState PCS

Background & Context

The Chief Secretary is the administrative head of a state government and the senior-most IAS officer in the state, acting as the principal adviser to the Chief Minister and the head of the state's civil-services apparatus. The post is the state-level counterpart of the Cabinet Secretary at the Union level. Sanjay Jaju is a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Telangana cadre with extensive central-government experience, including as Secretary of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Such senior appointments are notified by the state government and often accompany a broader reshuffle of top bureaucratic posts.