Anudeep Durishetty assumes charge as Khammam collector
A 2018 batch IAS officer Anudeep Durishetty took charge as collector of Khammam district on Friday (June 13, 2025). In 2018, he assumed charge as joint collector of Bhadradri Kothagudem and later served as collector of the district in 2021.
Mr. Anudeep worked as collector of Hyderabad from July 14, 2023 before being transferred to Khammam as part of a major reshuffle of IAS officers taken up by the Telangana government on June 12, 2025.
A native of Chittapur village in Jagtial, he scored all India rank 1 in 2017 Civil Services Examination. He holds Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Instrumentation from BITS Pilani. Mr. Anudeep worked as an engineer at Google. He served as Indian Revenue Services (IRS) prior to becoming an IAS officer.
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