The Andhra Pradesh government has given postings to three top-ranking Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers today, initiating the long-pending top-level bureaucratic reshuffle process again.

Minnie Mathew, an IAS officer of the 1976 batch who returned to state service after being on Central deputation for many years, has been posted as Special Chief Secretary in the General Administration Department (GAD).

Shripad Bhale Rao of 1975 batch has been transferred as Special Chief Secretary in the Animal Husbandry Department from GAD.

Another officer J Raymond Peter of 1984 batch has been made the new Principal Secretary of Social Welfare Department. The incumbent here, V Nagi Reddy of the same batch, has not been given a new posting yet.