Tamil Nadu IAS rejig: Supriya Sahu back as environment secretary, Alby John is new MD of TNPGCL

CHENNAI: In a significant bureaucratic overhaul, the Tamil Nadu government has transferred 38 senior IAS officers to various key positions, marking a major reshuffle in the state's administrative hierarchy.

As per a Government Order issued by chief secretary N Muruganandam, Supriya Sahu, who was serving as secretary, Health and Family Welfare, has been reassigned as secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forest.

In another significant move, Alby John Varghese, who was the managing director of Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), has been transferred and posted as managing director of Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation Limited (TNPGCL).

B Chandra Mohan, secretary, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments department, has been transferred to the crucial post of secretary, School Education.

J Jeyakandhan, who was vice-chairman of the Tamil Nadu Water Development Authority, has been appointed as secretary, Public Works Department.

K Gopal, additional chief secretary to Higher Education, has been assigned to the Special Programmes Implementation department.

J Radhakrishnan, who was Secretary to the Cooperation, Food and Civil Supplies department, has been appointed as Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation.

Anshul Mishra, member secretary to the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA), has been appointed as managing director of the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUHDB).

S Prabhakar, who was managing director of TNUHDB, has been assigned as member secretary to CMDA.

Mangat Ram Sharma, additional chief secretary, PWD, has been transferred to the Water Resources Department (WRD).

C Samayamoorthy, secretary, Human Resources Management (HRM), has been appointed as secretary, Higher Education.

Satyabrata Sahoo, who was secretary to the Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare department, has been appointed as secretary to the Cooperation, Food and Civil Supplies department.

S Vineeth, the outgoing managing director of Aavin (Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited), has been transferred and posted as project director, Tamil Nadu Health Mission.

A Annadurai has taken over as the new managing director of Aavin.

Kiran Gurrala, the director of Town Panchayats, has been transferred and posted as managing director of Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD).

Meanwhile, Kranthi Kumar Pati, the district collector of Coimbatore, has been transferred and posted as managing director of Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation.

Pawankumar G Giriyappanavar has taken over as the new district collector of Coimbatore.

Har Sahay Meena, the principal secretary of the Special Programmes Implementation department, has been transferred and posted as Commissioner of Tamil Nadu Archives and Historical Research.

S Madhumathi, the secretary to School Education, has been transferred and posted as secretary of the Department of Welfare of Differently Abled Persons.

P Senthil Kumar, the principal secretary to Environment and Climate Change and Forest, has been transferred and posted as principal secretary to the Health and Family Welfare department.

K Nanthakumar, the chairman and managing director of Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO), has been transferred and posted as registrar of Cooperative Societies.

N Subbaiyan, the outgoing registrar of Cooperative Societies, has been assigned as secretary of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare.

Brajendra Navnit, the additional chief secretary to Commercial Taxes and Registration department, has been assigned as additional chief secretary of Information Technology and Digital Services.

Kumar Jayant, the additional chief secretary to IT and DS, has been transferred and posted as additional chief secretary to Commercial Taxes and Registration department.

Sajjansingh R Chavan, who has returned to the state after serving as director of Census and Citizenship Registration in the Home Ministry, Government of India, has been posted as public secretary.

K Manivasan, the additional chief secretary to the Water Resources Department, has been transferred and posted as additional chief secretary to the Tourism and Culture and Religious Endowments department.

G Prakash, the commissioner of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business, has been transferred and posted as secretary of Human Resources Management.

T Abraham has taken over as the new commissioner of Agricultural Marketing and Agri Business.

Ranjith Singh has been posted as the new district collector of Theni.

Here is the full list of transfers and postings: