Karnataka: Munish Moudgil inducted as Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister for Programme and Project Implementation, Chandragupta to head intelligence

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Munish Moudgil.

Munish Moudgil. | Photo Credit: File photo

The Karnataka authorities has created a caller station of Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister for Programme and Project Implementation to oversee high-priority projects crossed the State, appointing Munish Moudgil, a 1998-batch IAS officer, to caput it.

Chandragupta, a 2006-batch IPS officer, volition caput the Intelligence Department, which functions nether the Chief Minister. He volition regenerate Labhuram, who was posted arsenic the State Intelligence Chief conscionable implicit a period ago. Mr. Labhuram has not been fixed a posting yet. The transfers are portion of a large reshuffle nether mode pursuing D.K. Shivakumar taking complaint arsenic Chief Minister.

Mr. Moudgil, who is presently Special Commissioner (Revenue), Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), volition presume the caller relation astatine the Chief Minister’s Office portion continuing to clasp his existing responsibilities, according to an bid issued connected Sunday (June 7). As Special Commissioner of the GBA, Mr. Moudgil oversaw Mr. Shivakumar’s flagship initiatives, including e-Khata and B to A Khata conversion.

According to authorities sources, the recently created station volition beryllium liable for ensuring the expeditious and timely execution of each important projects and programmes, portion facilitating coordination among assorted departments truthful that the authorities functions arsenic a azygous portion successful the mission-mode implementation of cardinal projects and programmes.

Alongside these transfers, successful a large change, the authorities has appointed Pronab Mohanty, a 1994-batch IPS officer, arsenic the main of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Special Units, and Economic Offences. He volition proceed to clasp concurrent complaint arsenic Director General of Police (Cyber Crimes).

Among the IAS officers reshuffled, Anjum Parwez, who was Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister successful the Siddaramaiah government, has been appointed arsenic Additional Chief Secretary, Forest, Ecology, and Environment.

Deepa Cholan, who was serving arsenic Secretary of the Urban Development Department (UDD), has been transferred and appointed arsenic Secretary of the Transport Department. Cauvery B.B., who was awaiting posting, volition regenerate Ms. Cholan successful the UDD. Venkatesh M.V., who was serving arsenic Secretary of Planning, Programme Monitoring and Statistics, has been transferred and appointed arsenic Registrar of Cooperative Societies.

In addition, Selvamani R., who was managing manager of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board, has been transferred and appointed arsenic Commissioner for Transport and Road Safety.

Published - June 07, 2026 08:09 p.m. IST

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