IAS officer H Krishnanunni (IAS:2012:TN), who was serving as Private Secretary to Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry and Electronics & Information Technology Jitin Prasada, has been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre, Tamil Nadu, on personal grounds.
According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Saturday (July 2, 2025), the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved his repatriation with extended cooling-off.
Krishnanunni’s appointment as Private Secretary was made in last week of August 2024 for a tenure of five years, but he has returned to the state cadre after just 11 months of central deputation. He was serving in the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology during his tenure at the Centre.
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