TNEB chief, public secretary moved in reshuffle

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday (July 15) carried out a major reshuffle of senior IAS officers, transferring several key officials, including the chairman of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) and the secretary to the Public Department.

According to an order issued by Chief Secretary M Sai Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary Pradeep Yadav has been transferred to the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Department.

Atul Anand, Secretary to the MSME Department, has been posted as Secretary, Information Technology Department, while Dheeraj Kumar, Commissioner of Entrepreneurship Development, has been appointed Secretary to the Higher Education Department.

Kakarla Usha, who was recently appointed Secretary to the Public Department, has been transferred as Secretary to the Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department. E Sundaravalli, Special Secretary to the Public Department, has been elevated as Secretary to the Public Department.

Nirmal Raj, Director of Industries and Commerce, has been posted as Secretary to the Transport Department.

Sigy Thomas Vaidhyan, Commissioner of Disaster Management, has been appointed Transport Commissioner, while M Vallalar has been posted as Labour Commissioner.

Commissioner of Land Administration R Gajalakshmi has been appointed Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise. D Baskara Pandian, Director of Transport, has been transferred as Director of Museums.

In another significant change, senior IAS officer Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to the Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department, has been posted as Commissioner of Entrepreneurship Development. J Radhakrishnan, Chairman of TNEB, has been appointed Director General of the Anna Institute of Management.

V Arun Roy, Secretary to the Higher Education Department, has been appointed Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board.