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L K Atheeq, the new principal secretary to CM Siddaramaiah

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Bengaluru: L K Atheeq has been appointed as the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister in Karnataka according to an announcement made on May 4.

An IAS officer of 1991 batch of Karnataka cadre, Atheeq is known for his crystal-clear and straightforward approach to bureaucracy. He had been serving as the principal secretary to the Karnataka government in the department of personnel and administration (DPAR) since January 2016. TK Anil Kumar will take over his vacant post.

Atheeq has been serving in Prime Minister’s Office for five years as director and then as joint secretary to former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. He then went to United States where he was the senior advisor to the executive director of World Bank for a period of three years.

Atheeq, born in Pavagada, Tumakuru, has a close connection with Mangaluru, as he began his career here as the Assistant Commissioner and got married into a Manglorean family. He has served as the Deputy Commssioner of Hassan and Mandya districts. He was also the project director of Sarva Shikshana Abhiyan in Karnataka.

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