IAS officers reshuffled in Tamil Nadu: J. Radhakrishnan, Supriya Sahu transferred

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle of IAS officers, the Tamil Nadu government transferred J. Radhakrishnan, Additional Chief Secretary/Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation, and appointed him as the Principal of the Anna Administrative Staff College.

Dr. Radhakrishnan will also function as Chief Training Officer, replacing C. Samayamoorthy, who will hold an additional charge. Supriya Sahu, who was the Additional Principal Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forests, has now been appointed as the Additional Principal Secretary / Commissioner of the Institute for Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation. She was replaced by Kakarla Usha who held the post of Additional Principal Secretary for Public and Rehabilitation.

Pradeep Yadav, Additional Principal Secretary, Information Technology and Digital Services, is transferred and appointed as Additional Principal Secretary, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, replacing Atul Anand, who is appointed Additional Principal Secretary, Information Technology and Digital Services.

Dheeraj Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary/Commissioner, Institute for Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation, is transferred and appointed as Additional Principal Secretary, Higher Education, replacing V. Arun Roy, who is appointed as Chairman and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation, Chennai. He will also serve as the Chairman of the Tamil Nadu Power Generation Corporation; Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation; and Tamil Nadu Green Energy Corporation.

E. Sundaravalli, Special Secretary, Public and Rehabilitation, is transferred and appointed as Secretary, Public and Rehabilitation to replace Kakarla Usha. Nirmal Raj, Industries Commissioner and Director of Industries and Commerce, is transferred and appointed as Transport Minister, replacing M. Vallalar, who is appointed as Labor Commissioner.

P. Umanath, former Chairman and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation, is appointed Commissioner of Industries and Director of Industries and Commerce, replacing Nirmal Raj. Sigy Thomas Vaidhyan, Principal Secretary/Commissioner, Disaster Management, Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency, Commissioner, Revenue Administration and Disaster Management, is transferred and appointed as Principal Secretary/Commissioner, Transport and Road Safety, replacing D.Baskar Pandian, who is appointed as Director, Museums.

R. Gajalakshmi, Land Administration Commissioner, is transferred and appointed as Prohibition and Excise Commissioner, replacing Pooja Kulkarni, who is appointed as Director General, Tamil Nadu Infrastructure Development Board. Mageswari Ravikumar, Director of Social Welfare, is transferred and appointed as Director of Arts and Culture, replacing R. Brindhu Devi, who is appointed as Director of Social Welfare.

D. Rathna, Additional Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, is transferred and posted as Additional Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Chennai. Waghe Sanket Balwant, Additional Collector (Development) / Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Coimbatore, is appointed as Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation, replacing Sweta Suman.

Published – 15 Jul 2026 22:43 IST