Keralam government transfers 35 officers in major IAS reshuffle

The Keralam government has transferred 35 IAS officers in yet another major bureaucratic reshuffle. K.R. Jyothilal, who was serving as Additional Chief Secretary of Finance, Taxes, and Public Procurement Advisory departments and as chief executive officer of the Rebuild Kerala Initiative in Planning and Economic Affairs department, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary of the Home and Vigilance departments.

He will also hold full additional charge of the Water Resources department, Housing department and Coir (Industries) department. Puneet Kumar, who was serving as Resident Commissioner of Kerala House in New Delhi and Additional Chief Secretary of the Water Resources department (matters connected with inter-State water), has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary of the Power department.

He will also hold full additional charge of Officer on Special Duty in Coordination and Programme Management Division in the office of the Chief Secretary. He will continue as Resident Commissioner of Kerala House in New Delhi.

Tinku Biswal has been relieved from the additional charge of Officer on Special Duty in Coordination and Programme Management Division in the office of the Chief Secretary. Minhaj Alam, Additional Chief Secretary of Home and Vigilance departments and Agriculture department, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary of the Finance department.

The officer will also hold full additional charge of Taxes and Public Procurement Advisory departments, and as chief executive officer of the Rebuild Kerala Initiative and chairman of the Kerala Financial Corporation. Mohammed Hanish A.P.M., Additional Chief Secretary of Industries, Revenue (Waqf) and External Co-operation departments, has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary of the Health and Family Welfare department.

The officer will also hold full additional charge of Ayush, General Education, Revenue (Waqf), and Minority Welfare departments. Sharmila Mary Joseph, Principal Secretary of Health and Family Welfare and Ayush departments, has been posted as Principal Secretary of the Transport department.

The officer will hold full additional charge of the Women and Child Development department. M. Beena, on return from Central deputation, has been posted as Principal Secretary of the Industries department. The officer will also hold full additional charge of matters related to External Co-operation.

Prasanth N., Special Secretary of Sports and Youth Affairs, Zoos and Museum, and Taxes departments, has been posted as chairman and managing director of the Kerala State Electricity Board Limited. The officer will continue to hold charge as Special Secretary of the Sports and Youth Affairs department.

M.G. Rajamanickam, chairman and managing director of the Kerala State Electricity Board Limited and Secretary of Power and Environment departments, has been posted as Secretary of the Local Self-Government department. The officer will continue to hold additional charge of Revenue (Devaswom) department and Commissioner, Guruvayur and Koodalmanikyam Devaswoms.

Anupama T.V., Secretary of Local Self-government and Transport (Aviation, Metro and Railway) departments, and chairman and managing director of the Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation, has been posted as Secretary of the Finance (Expenditure) department.

The officer will also hold additional charge of the Environment department. Gokul G.R. has been relieved from the charge of Finance (Expenditure) department and Geromic George from the charge of Finance (Expenditure) department.

Veena N. Madhavan, Secretary of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development, Backward Classes Development and Co-operation departments, has been posted as Secretary of the Agriculture department. The officer will hold full additional charge of Agricultural Production Commissioner.

Gokul G.R., Special Secretary of the Planning and Economic Affairs department, will hold full additional charge of Member Secretary, Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC), in addition to his existing additional charges.

P.B. Nooh, Commissioner of the Kerala State Goods and Services Tax department, has been posted as Special Secretary of the Labour department. Sheeba George has been relieved from the charge of Labour department. Balamurali D., Special Secretary of the Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department, has been relieved from the additional charge of Transport department.

Suhas S., Special Secretary of Water Resources and Housing departments, and managing director of the Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), has been posted as Special Secretary of the Electronics and Information Technology department.

The officer will hold full additional charge of Special Secretary, Industries department. The officer shall continue to hold charge of managing director, CIAL. Seeram Sambasiva Rao, Excise Commissioner and Special Secretary, Electronics and Information Technology department, has been posted as Special Secretary of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development department.

The officer shall continue to hold charge of Excise Commissioner.