Tirupati: The new alliance government of Andhra Pradesh has announced the appointment of IAS Officer J Syamala Rao as the new Executive Officer of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), one of the world's richest Hindu temple trusts.
The TTD administers Lord Venkateshwara Swamy temple on Tirumala in Chittoor district.
Rao, an IAS officer of the 1997 batch, replaces AV Dharma Reddy.
The General Administration (SC.A) Department issued the notification on June 14 and the order relieves the senior Indian Defence Estates Service (IDES) officer from his full additional charge as the TTD Executive Officer.
Syamala Rao has previously served as Visakhapatnam district collector. (with Agency inputs)
