The Tamil Nadu government is transferring 27 IAS officers in a major bureaucratic reshuffle

In a major bureaucratic reshuffle, the Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) transferred 27 IAS officers. N. Muruganandham, Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner of Revenue Administration and Disaster Management, has been transferred and appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI).

He will be replaced by B. Chandramohan, Additional Principal Secretary for School Education. J. Innocent Divya, Executive Director, Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative Society (Co-optex), has been appointed as Secretary, School Education.

Dharmendra Pratap Yadav, Chairman and Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI) is the new Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, replacing Prashant M. Wadnere.

R. Lilly, Commissioner of Stationery and Printing, is now the Secretary, Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi, replacing TN Venkatesh, who has been appointed as the Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (TUFIDCO).

Kavita Ramu, Managing Director, TUFIDCO, has been appointed as the Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation, replacing Simranjit Singh Kahlon. E. Saravana Velraj, Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited, is transferred and appointed as Commissioner of Stationery and Printing.

Ajay Yadav, Commissioner, Milk Production and Development and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited, is transferred and appointed as Commissioner, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, replacing S. Sivarasu, who is appointed as Director, Milk Production and Development. Mr. Sivarasu will also serve as the Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Limited.

S. Sivanandham, Additional Collector / Project Director, District Rural Development Agency, Salem, is posted as Assistant Secretary, Finance. KS Kandasamy, Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO) is transferred and appointed as Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Minerals Limited. K. Senthilraj, director of Adi Dravidar Welfare, is appointed as the managing director of TAHDCO.

D. Mohan, Managing Director, Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC), is transferred and appointed as Additional Minister for Home, Prohibition and Excise, replacing J. Anne Mary Swarna, who has voluntarily retired from service.

Sherya P. Singh, Joint Commissioner for Health, Greater Chennai Corporation, is transferred and posted as Additional Secretary, School Education. Raja Gopal Sunkara, Joint Secretary, Finance, is transferred and appointed as Director of Tourism, replacing Vice President Jayaseelan, who is appointed as Managing Director of the Metropolitan Transport Corporation. Mr. Sunkara will also function as the Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation.

Sharanya Ari, District Collector, Perambalur, is transferred and appointed as District Collector, Virudhunagar, replacing NO Sukhaputra, who is appointed as Executive Director, Chennai Metro Water and Sewerage Board. F. Abdul Razick, Sub Collector, Ponneri, is transferred and appointed as District Collector, Perambalur.

V. Nallasivan, Sub Collector, Chengalpattu, is transferred and posted as District Collector, Tirupattur, replacing G. Ravikumar, who is posted as Joint Secretary, Agriculture and Farmer Welfare.

K. Sangeetha, Project Director, Special Area Development Programme, Udhagamandalam, is transferred and posted as Joint Commissioner (State Taxes), Commercial Taxes, Coimbatore, replacing Thakare Shubham Dnyandeorao, who is posted as Joint Commissioner (Health), Greater Chennai Corporation.

Veer Pratap Singh, Commissioner, Tiruchi Corporation, is transferred and appointed as Managing Director, SIPCOT, replacing A. Catherine Saranya, who is appointed as Commissioner, Vellore Corporation. Mr. Singh will be succeeded by N. Ponmani, Additional Commissioner, HR & CE, Tiruchi Region, as Commissioner, Tiruchi Corporation.