Thirty-three staff serving as First Division Assistants, Food Inspectors and Stenographers in the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Legal Metrology Departments at various taluks in the State have been promoted as Managers and Food Shirastedars, according to the order from Department Deputy Secretary A. Venkatesh.

Among the 33 staff, who are promoted and transferred are: Mandya Food Inspector K.S. Ramesh, who has been promoted as Shirastedar and transferred to Savadathi in Belagavi; Alur (Hassan) Food Inspector B.C. Chandrika has been transferred to Bantwal in Dakshina Kannada as Shirastedar and Gundlupet Food Inspector K.M. Bharati to Theerthahalli in Shivamogga district as Shirastedar.