Chennai: In a major reshuffle, the Tamilnadu government has transferred 21 IAS officers to new posts.
According to a government order, K Gopal, Secretary of Animal Husbandry Department, has been transferred and posted as Secretary of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj replacing Hansraj Verma.
Dheeraj Kumar, School Education Department Secretary, has been transferred and posted as Secretary of Higher Education Department replacing Apoorva, who has been posted as Secretary of Handlooms Department.
B Jothi Nirmalasamy has been transferred as Secretary, Commercial Taxes and Registration Department.
While Kakarla Usha has been posted as Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Sandeep Saxena has been posted as Additional Chief Secretary, Public Works Department.
Kumar Jayant, Commissioner of Treasuries and Accounts, is transferred and posted as Secretary of Revenue and Disaster Management replacing Atulya Misra.
Hitesh Kumar S Makwana, Principal Resident Commissioner-I of Tamilnadu government in New Delhi, is posted as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development replacing D Karthikeyan who has been appointed as Secretary of Highways Department.
While B Chandra Mohan will be posted as Principal Secretary, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department, R Kirlosh Kumar has been posted as Secretary, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department.