♦ K. Vijayanand took over as the Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh on 31 December 2024. He is a 1992-batch IAS officer. He replaced Neerabh Kumar Prasad.

♦ Vijayanand has been serving as special chief secretary energy department and also chairman and managing director of AP TRANSCO since 2023 and chairman of AP GENCO since 2022. He was the chairperson of the Southern Regional Power Committee for the year 2023-24.