Tamil Nadu: 15 IAS officers shifted; Dheeraj Kumar is new Home Secretary

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday (16.07.2024) issued transfer and posting orders for 15 IAS officers heading key departments, including the Collectors of four districts. Home Secretary P Amudha has been transferred, and Dheeraj Kumar has been appointed as the new Home Secretary of the state.

The names of the officers and their postings are as follows;

1. S Madhumathi (IAS:2003:TN), MD, SIDCO, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, School Education Department.
2. Dr. J Radhakrishnan (IAS:1992:TN), Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner, Greater Chennai Corporation, has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department.
3. Dr. K Gopal (IAS:1992:TN), Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries-Fishermen Welfare Department.
4. Har Sahay Meena (IAS:1997:TN), Principal Secretary/Commissioner, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Social Initiatives Department.
5. K Veera Raghava Rao (IAS:2007:TN), Commissioner, Technical Education, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department.
6. Kumar Jayant (IAS:1992:TN), Additional Chief Secretary, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, has been transferred and posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Information Technology and Digital Services Department.
7. Dheeraj Kumar (IAS:1993:TN), Additional Chief Secretary, Information Technology and Digital Services Department, has been transferred and posted as Home, Prohibition and Excise Department.
8. P Amudha (IAS:1994:TN), Principal Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department, has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department.
9. V Rajaraman (IAS:2005:TN), Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Tamil Development and Information Department.
10. Dr. S Suresh Kumar (IAS:2009:TN), CEO, Tamil Nadu Khadi & Village Industries Board , has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, Backward Classes, MBC & Minorities Welfare Department.
11. C A Rishab (IAS:2019:TN), Additional Collector (Development)/Project Officer, DRDA, Thiruvannamalai, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Finance Department.
12. B Vishnu Chandran (IAS:2015:TN), Collector, Ramanathapuram District, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Public Department.
13. S Valarmathi (IAS:2012:TN), Collector, Ranipet District, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Social Welfare & Women Empowerment Department. She shall also function as Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Working Women Hostel Corporation.
14. J Anne Mary Swarna (IAS:2014:TN), Collector, Ariyalur District, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Home, Prohibition and Excise Department.
15. Sravan Kumar Jatavath (IAS:2014:TN), formerly Collector, Kallakurichi District, has been transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department.