Administrative re-shuffle of IAS officers in Kerala, TV Anupama appointed as Land and Revenue commissioner

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government has initiated an administrative realignment in the charges of thirteen IAS officers. Home Department additional chief secretary Dr V Venu was removed from the additional charge of Public Relations Department and has given full charge of Water Resources Department. Puneeth Kumar, Principal Secretary, Planning Department, will hold the additional charge of Public Relations Department. Puneeth will continue as the Member secretary of the Planning Board.

TV Anupama who joined service after leave has been appointed as Land and Revenue commissioner. She is also given additional charges of Disaster Management Commissioner and Cyclone Risk Mitigation Project Manager.

Water Resources Department Secretary Pranabjyoti Nath has been given additional charge of Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation Department and as MD of Kerala Irrigation Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.

K Vasuki, Labour Commissioner, will hold the full additional charge of Director, Loka Kerala Sabha. Dr Veena S Madhavan has been appointed as Director of Employment and will hold additional charge of MD, Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence.

Karthikeyan S., Officer on Special Duty to Chief Minister, will hold the additional charge of Special Commissioner, Kerala Goods and Services Tax department. Gopalakrishnan K was appointed as State Mission Director, National Health Mission. He will continue to hold the full additional charge of Managing Director, Vizhinjam International Sea Port Limited.

A Shibu, Director of Coir Development Department, is appointed as Director of Social Security Mission. Food Safety Commissioner VR Vinod was given the additional charge of Director, Coir Development Department. Anupam Mishra will hold charge as Director of Insurance Department. Women and Child Development Department Director G Priyanka has been given the additional charge of Program Implementation Director. Sports and Youth Affairs department Director Prem Krishnan has been given the additional charge of Tourism Additional Director.