Uttam Kumar Reddy congratulates Ramakrishna Rao on taking charge as Telangana Chief Secretary

Hyderabad: Senior IAS officer K Ramakrishna Rao, who recently assumed charge as the Chief Secretary of Telangana, met Irrigation & Civil Supplies Minister Capt N Uttam Kumar Reddy at latter’s residence in Banjara Hills on Monday. The senior bureaucrat was warmly congratulated by Uttam Kumar Reddy, who shared a personal connection dating back more than two decades.

Recounting their association, Uttam Kumar Reddy recalled that he had first met Ramakrishna Rao when the latter served as Joint Collector of Nalgonda in the late 1990s. “It was from him that I received my election certificate when I was first elected as an MLA in 1999,” Reddy said, highlighting the long-standing professional rapport between the two.

Describing Ramakrishna Rao as a highly capable and efficient officer, Reddy expressed confidence in his leadership. He said that the new Chief Secretary would steer the state’s administrative machinery with competence and integrity.

Lok Sabha MP Raghuveer Reddy was also present during the meeting and joined Uttam Kumar Reddy in wishing the new Chief Secretary a successful tenure in service to the state and its people.

Shri Ramakrishna Rao garu, IAS, paid a courtesy call on the occasion of his taking charge as Chief Secretary of Telangana.

I have known him from his stint as a joint collector in Nalgonda over 25 years ago.

In fact, I received my election certificate as an MLA from him in 1999 pic.twitter.com/TbY3IPhmTC

— Uttam Kumar Reddy (@UttamINC) May 5, 2025