Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led UDF government in Keralam on Monday ordered a major reshuffle of senior IAS officers, effecting changes in the leadership of key departments, including Home, Finance, Health, Power and Industries.
As part of the administrative changes, K R Jyothilal (1993 batch), Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, has been transferred as Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Vigilance departments. He will also hold additional charge of the Water Resources, Housing and Coir departments.
Minhaj Alam (1996 batch), who was heading the Home and Vigilance departments, has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department.
He will also hold additional charge of the Taxes Department, Public Procurement Advisory Department and Chief Executive Officer of the Rebuild Kerala Initiative. He will additionally serve as Chairman of the Kerala Financial Corporation.
Mohammed Hanish, APM (1996 batch), Additional Chief Secretary, Industries Department, has been transferred as Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department. He will also hold additional charge of the AYUSH, General Education, Revenue (Wakf) and Minority Welfare departments.
Puneet Kumar (1993 batch), Resident Commissioner at Kerala House in New Delhi and Additional Chief Secretary handling inter-state water matters, has been appointed Additional Chief Secretary, Power Department.
He will continue as Resident Commissioner and will also handle the Coordination and Programme Management Division in the Chief Secretary's office.
In another key appointment, Prasanth N. (2007 batch) has been posted as Chairman and Managing Director of the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB).
The government has created an ex-cadre post for the appointment for a period of one year. He will continue to hold charge as Special Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs Department.
M G Rajamanickam (2008 batch), who was serving as KSEB Chairman and Managing Director and Secretary, Power Department, has been transferred as Secretary, Local Self Government Department. He will continue to hold additional charge of the Revenue (Devaswom) Department and serve as Commissioner of Guruvayur and Koodalmanikyam Devaswoms.
Dr Sharmila Mary Joseph (1997 batch), Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, has been transferred as Principal Secretary, Transport Department. She will also hold additional charge of the Women and Child Development Department.
Dr M Beena (1999 batch), who has returned from central deputation, has been appointed Principal Secretary of the Industries Department.
Among other changes, Anupama T V (2010 batch) has been appointed Secretary of the Finance (Expenditure) Department, while Dr Veena N Madhavan (2010 batch) has been posted as Secretary of the Agriculture Department.
P B Nooh (2012 batch) has been transferred as Special Secretary of the Labour Department, while Suhas S (2012 batch) has been posted as Special Secretary, Electronics and Information Technology Department.
He will also hold additional charge as Special Secretary, Industries Department, and continue as Managing Director of Cochin International Airport Limited.