Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, May 31: The term of current chief secretary of finance department I S N Prasad is going to end on June 30 as he is retiring. So, the state government has created a special duty position in the finance department.

The state government took out an order in which it deputed L K Atheeq as additional chief secretary of the finance department on special duty. He will take charge as additional chief secretary of the finance department from June 30.

In the notification taken out in this regard by James Tharakan, under-secretary to government it is said, “Atheeq L K, IAS, additional chief secretary to government, rural development and panchayat raj department Bengaluru is placed in concurrent charge with immediate effect for the post of office on special duty, finance department in the temporarily created post vide government order.

“Atheeq L K, is transferred and posted until further orders, with effect from June 30 as additional secretary to government, finance department falling vacant due to retirement of Prasad I S N on superannuation on June 30,” stated the order.