The Kerala government has ordered a major reshuffle of IAS officers, transferring several senior bureaucrats and assigning new responsibilities across key departments.
According to a government order issued on Monday, Additional Chief Secretary K.R. Jyothilal has been appointed to head the Home and Vigilance departments. He will also hold the additional charge of Water Resources, Housing and Coir departments.
Puneet Kumar has been transferred to the Power Department as Additional Chief Secretary while continuing as Resident Commissioner of Kerala House in New Delhi. Minhaj Alam has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary of the Finance Department, with additional responsibilities in the Taxes Department, Public Procurement Advisory Department and Rebuild Kerala Initiative.
Mohammed Hanish APM has been transferred to the Health and Family Welfare Department as Additional Chief Secretary. He will also hold additional charge of the Ayush, General Education, Revenue (Wakf) and Minority Welfare departments.
Dr. Sharmila Mary Joseph has been appointed Principal Secretary of the Transport Department, while Dr. M. Beena, who has returned from central deputation, has been posted as Principal Secretary of the Industries Department.
In another key appointment, Prasanth N has been appointed Chairman and Managing Director of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). He will continue to hold the charge of Special Secretary in the Sports and Youth Affairs Department.
M.G. Rajamanickam has been transferred as Secretary of the Local Self Government Department while retaining additional charge of the Revenue (Devaswom) Department and Commissioner of Guruvayur and Koodalmanikyam Devaswoms.
Anupama T.V. has been appointed Secretary of the Finance (Expenditure) Department, while Dr. Veena N. Madhavan has been transferred to the Agriculture Department as Secretary.
Among other changes, P.B. Nooh has been appointed Special Secretary of the Labour Department, while Suhas S has been posted as Special Secretary of the Electronics and Information Technology Department. Jafar Malik has been appointed Commissioner of the Kerala State Goods and Services Tax Department following his return from central deputation.
Anu Kumari has been appointed Director of Tourism, while Asif K. Yusuf has been transferred as Additional Secretary of the Higher Education Department. Devidas N has been posted as Director of Employment and Training.
The order also assigns additional responsibilities to several IAS officers across various departments, including education, industries, agriculture, social justice and disaster management.
The government order, dated November 2, was issued by Chief Secretary Bishwanath Sinha.
