Chennai: In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Tamil Nadu government has announced the transfer of several key IAS officers. On Tuesday, 16 July, Dheeraj Kumar, IAS, was appointed as the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department. This post was previously held by P Amudha, IAS, who has now been appointed as the Principal Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department. These changes come in the wake of the Kallakurichi liquor tragedy and the murder of Dalit Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader K Armstrong.

J Radhakrishnan, Chief Secretary and Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation, has been transferred and appointed as the Additional Chief Secretary to the Government, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department. J Kumaragurubaran will assume Radhakrishnan’s previous role.

S Madumathi, Managing Director, SIDCO, has been appointed as Secretary to Government, School Education Department. K Gopal, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, is now the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries-Fishermen Welfare Department. Har Sahay Meena, Principal Secretary/Commissioner, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, has been appointed as Principal Secretary to Government, Special Initiatives Department.

Veera Raghava Rao, Commissioner of Technical Education, has been appointed as Secretary to Government, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department. Kumar Jayant, Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, has been appointed as Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Information Technology and Digital Services Department. V Rajaraman, Secretary to Government, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, has been appointed as Secretary to Government, Tamil Development and Information Department.

S Suresh Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Tamil Nadu Khadi & Village Industries Board, has been appointed as Additional Secretary to Government, Backward Classes, MBC & Minorities Welfare Department. CA Rishab, Additional Collector (Development)/Project Officer, DRDA, Thiruvannamalai, has been appointed as Deputy Secretary to Government, Finance Department. B Vishnu Chandran, Collector, Ramanathapuram District, has been appointed as Deputy Secretary to Government, Public Department.

S Valarmathi, Collector, Ranipet District, has been appointed as Joint Secretary to Government, Social Welfare & Women Empowerment Department and will also act as Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Working Women Hostel Corporation. J Anne Mary Swarna, Collector, Ariyalur District, has been appointed as Joint Secretary to Government, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department. Sravan Kumar Jatavath, Collector, Kallakurichi District, has been appointed as Joint Secretary to Government, Housing & Urban Development Department.

JU Chandrakala, Director, Integrated Child Development Services, has been appointed as Collector, Ranipet District. M Aruna, Collector, The Nilgiris District, has been appointed as Collector, Pudukkottai District. Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru, Joint Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Erode, has been appointed as Collector, The Nilgiris District.

B Priyanka, formerly Executive Director, Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation, has been appointed as Collector, Thanjavur District. P Akash, Executive Director, SIPCOT, has been appointed as Collector, Nagapattinam District. P Rathinasamy, Joint Commissioner (Admin.), Commercial Taxes, Chennai, has been appointed as Collector, Ariyalur District.

Sibi Adhithya Senthil Kumar, Deputy Secretary to Government, Finance Department, has been appointed as Collector, Cuddalore District. R Alagumeena, Commissioner, Corporation of Tambaram, has been appointed as Collector, Kanniyakumari District. Grace Lalrindiki Pachuau, Additional Commissioner of Industries and Commerce, has been appointed as Collector, Perambalur District. Simranjeet Singh Kahlon, Joint Commissioner of Municipal Administration, has been appointed as Collector, Ramanathapuram District.

Additionally, Narnaware Manish Shankarrao, Additional Collector (Development)/Project Officer, District Rural Development Agency, Erode, has been recommended as the Commissioner of Erode Corporation. J Vijaya Rani, Additional Registrar of Cooperative Societies, has been recommended as the Joint Commissioner (Education) of the Greater Chennai Corporation. S Balachander, Commissioner, Corporation of Salem, has been recommended as the Commissioner of the Corporation of Tambaram. /BI