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MN Vidyashankar, who is currently serving as Secretary to Government Department
of Medical Education, will take over as IT Secretary in Karnataka, with
immediate effect. According to government sources, the government order on his
appointment was issued late last night. Vidyashankar would take over from
incumbent Dr Anup K Pujari, who had a short stint as IT secretary-from May 2006.
Pujari will now be moving Delhi to take up the role of Joint Secretary,
Department of Economic Affairs.
Vidyashankar served as the Commissioner of the Bangalore Development
Authority (BDA) for around two years. His appointment as IT secretary comes less
than a month before the start of the state's showcase IT event,
BangaloreIT.in.
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