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Rathna Prabha appointed Karnataka Chief Secretary

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Press Trust of India Bengaluru
Senior woman IAS officer Ratna Prabha K was today appointed new Karnataka Chief Secretary.

Ratna Prabha, a 1981 batch IAS officer, is currently serving as Additional Chief Secretary to the government.

She succeeds Subhash Chandra Khuntia, whowill be retiring from service on superannuation on November 30, a government notification said.

She will be the third woman Chief Secretary of the state after Teresa Bhattacharya and Malathi Das.

Ratna Prabhas appointment comes weeks after SeniorIPS officer Neelamani N Raju took charge as the first woman Director General of Police of the state.

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First Published: Nov 28 2017 | 8:55 PM IST

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