Tamil Nadu Govt approves bureaucratic rejig, transfers 21 IAS officers

The Government of Tamil Nadu on May 25 gave approval to a major bureaucratic reshuffle in the State causing the transfer and posting of 21 IAS officers.

1. K Gopal has been transferred and appointed as Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj.
2. Supriya Sahu has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Environment and Forests Department.
3. B Jothi Nirmalasamy has been assigned the post of Secretary, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department.
4. Dheeraj Kumar has been given the charge of Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department.
5. Kakarla Usha gets the charge of Principal Secretary, School Education Department.
6. Sandeep Saxena will be taking over as Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works Department.
7. Kumar Jayant will assume the post of Principal Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department.
8. Hitesh Kumar S Makwana has been made Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department.
9. D Karthikeyan has been assigned the charge of Principal Secretary, Highways and Minor Ports Department.
10. C Samayamoorthy has been appointed as Agricultural Production Commissioner and Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department.
11. B Chandra Mohan has been given the post of Principal Secretary, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department.
12. R Kirlosh Kumar has been posted as Secretary, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department.
13. V Arun Roy will take over as Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Department.
14. Dayanand Kataria has been transferred and assigned the charge of Additional Chief Secretary, Transport Department.
15. Selvi Apoorva has been made Principal Secretary, Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department.
16. K Manivasan will assume the charge of Principal Secretary, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department.
17. A Karthik has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department.
18. Dharmendra Pratap Yadav has been given the charge of Principal Secretary, Energy Department.
19. Mythili K Rajendran has been made Secretary, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department.
20. Shambhu Kallolikar will take up the post of Principal Secretary, Social Welfare and Nutritious Meal Programme Department.
21. R Lalvena has been posted as Secretary, Welfare of the Differently Abled Persons Department.