TVK govt transfers 14 Collectors; moves PWD, Water Resources secretaries to low-profile posts

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Friday carried out a major administrative reshuffle involving 30 IAS officers, including the transfer of 14 District Collectors and several senior officials across key departments.

Among the key changes, AK Kamal Kishore and MS Prasanth, who were serving as Collectors of Tenkasi and Kallakurichi respectively, have been posted as Joint Secretaries in the Finance Department.

R Alagumeena, B Priyanka and P Akash, who served as Collectors of Kanniyakumari, Thanjavur and Nagapattinam respectively, have been transferred to new assignments. Alagumeena has been posted as Deputy Secretary in the Health Department, while Priyanka has been appointed Director of Town Panchayats. Akash has been posted as Collector of Madurai district.

KJ Praveen Kumar has been appointed Collector of Nagapattinam district.

Former Director of Information and Public Relations R Vaithinathan has been posted as Collector of Theni district.

M Prathap, who was serving as Collector of Tiruvallur, has been transferred as Collector of Kanniyakumari district.

Among other district-level changes, Pratik Tayal, who was serving as Joint Secretary in the Finance Department, has been posted as Collector of Tiruchirappalli district. Vandana Garg, who recently returned from leave, has been appointed Collector of Tiruvannamalai district.

JE Padmaja and N Priya, who were serving as Additional Collector of Viluppuram and Project Director of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board respectively, have been posted as Collectors of Kallakurichi and Ranipet districts.

L Madhubalan and Anand Mohan, who were serving as Commissioner of Tiruchirappalli Corporation and Joint Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board, have been transferred as Collectors of Namakkal and Tirunelveli districts respectively.

PS Leela Alex, Member Secretary of the Chennai Rivers Restoration Trust, has been appointed Collector of Vellore district.

Revathi and M Veerappan, who were serving as Deputy Secretary in the Higher Education Department and Additional Registrar of the Cooperative Department, have been posted as Collectors of Thanjavur and Chengalpattu districts respectively.

In another significant development, senior IAS officers Mangat Ram Sharma and J Jayakanthan, who were serving as Secretaries of the Public Works and Water Resources Departments respectively, have been shifted to non-sensitive assignments.

Mangat Ram Sharma has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of POWERFIN, while Jayakanthan has been posted as Chairman and Managing Director of Poompuhar Shipping Corporation.

Among other senior-level transfers, P Ponniah and TG Vinay, who were serving as Commissioner of Rural Development and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation respectively, have been posted as Commissioners of Collegiate Education and the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department.

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