Thiruvananthapuram: The Keralam government has issued orders assigning additional charges, changing responsibilities and making postings involving 14 IAS officers in the state. The changes include appointments to key positions in departments, public sector undertakings and other government organisations.
The names of the officers and their postings are as follows:
- Sharmila Mary Joseph (IAS:1997:KL), Principal Secretary, Transport Department, will hold additional charge of Chairman & Managing Director, Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation relieving Balamurali D (IAS:2012:KL) from the additional charge.
- Prasanth N (IAS:2007:KL), Chairman & Managing Director, Kerala State Electricity Board Limited will hold full additional charge of Special Secretary, Zoos, Museum, Archaeology and Archives Department relieving Gopalakrishnan K (IAS:2013:KL) from the additional charge.
- M G Rajamanickam (IAS:2008:KL), Secretary, Local Self Government Department, has been given full additional charge of Executive Director, Information Kerala Mission (IKM).
- Dr Karthikeyan S (IAS:2011:KL), on return from leave, has been posted as Special Secretary, Water Resources Department with full additional charges of Excise Commissioner and Special Secretary, Housing Department relieving KR Jyothilal (IAS:1993:KL) from the additional charge.
- Balamurali D (IAS:2012:KL), Special Secretary, Food & Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department will hold full additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala Medical Services Corporation Limited (KMSCL).
- Suhas S (IAS:2012:KL), Special Secretary, Electronics & Information Technology Department, will continue to hold the additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala Irrigation Infrastructure Development Corporation (KIIDC).
- Abdul Nasar B (IAS:2012:KL), Special Secretary, Cooperation Department will hold full additional charge of Special Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs Department.
- Subhash TV (IAS:2013:KL), Special Secretary, Agriculture Department, who was recently transferred and posted as Managing Director, Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd (KMSCL) shall continue as Special Secretary, Agriculture Department. The officer will hold full additional charges of Director, Samoohika Sannadhasena and Chairperson, Social Audit Society.
- Geromic George (IAS:2015:KL) has been placed at the disposal of Ports Department for being appointed as Managing Director, Vizhinjam International Sea Port Limited (VISL). The officer will continue to hold the full additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Kerala Maritime Board.
- Afsana Perween (IAS:2014:KL), who was placed at the disposal of Dairy Development Department for being appointed as Managing Director, Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (MILMA), will hold full additional charge of Director, NORKA.
- Devidas N (IAS:2015:KL), Director, Minority Welfare and Managing Director, IMPACT Kerala, who was transferred and posted as Director of Employment and Training, with full additional charges of Labour Commissioner and Director, Minority Welfare Department, has been transferred and posted as Director, LSGD (Rural), Local Self Government Department. The officer will hold full additional charges of Chief Executive Officer, LIFE Mission and Managing Director, IMPACT Kerala. He shall continue to hold charge of Labour Commissioner.
- Rahul Krishna Sharma (IAS:2019:KL), Special Commissioner, Kerala State Goods and Services Tax Department, will hold full additional charge of Director of Employment and Training.
- Dr Mithun Premraj (IAS:2021:KL), Director, Mining and Geology will hold full additional charge of Executive Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) in addition to his existing additional charges.
- Apurva Tripathi (IAS:2021:KL), Director, LSGD (Rural), Local Self Government Department, has been transferred and posted as Joint
Secretary and Officer on Special Duty, Industries Department. The officer will hold full additional charge of Commissioner, Food Safety.
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