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Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Keralam; post of Additional District Magistrate, Sabarimala, created to coordinate activities of departments

Keralam government announces a major bureaucratic reshuffle, including the creation of an Additional District Magistrate post for Sabarimala.

Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Keralam; post of Additional District Magistrate, Sabarimala, created to coordinate activities of departments
The State government has created an ex-cadre post of Additional District Magistrate, Sabarimala, in the Senior Time Scale of IAS, which will be equivalent in status and responsibility to the cadre post of Deputy Secretary to government. Dilip K. Kainikkara has been appointed to the post. The officer will have the full responsibility to coordinate the activities of all the government departments and agencies situated in Sabarimala, Pampa, and Nilackal in connection with Mandalam- Makaravilakku season.

According to the list of transfers and postings issued by the General Administration Department, V. Sriram, Director, Agriculture Development and Farmers Welfare department, is transferred and posted as Joint Secretary and Officer on Special Duty, Forest and Wildlife department. The officer will hold the full additional charge of Joint Secretary and Officer on Special Duty, Skill and Cashew Development department and will continue to hold the charge of Managing Director, Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence.

Renu Raj, Additional Secretary, Health & Family Welfare department will hold the full additional charge of State Mission Director, National Health Mission, Project Director, e-Health, and Managing Director, State Health Agency. The officer has been relieved from the posts of Managing Director, Kerala Medical Services Corporation Ltd, and Managing Director, Kerala Health Research and Welfare Society.

Inbasekar K., Director, Cultural Affairs department, has been transferred and posted as Director, State Lotteries. The officer will continue to hold the full additional charge of Director, Cultural Affairs. V. Vigneshwari, Director, Women and Child Development department, will hold the full additional charge of Commissioner, Disaster Management, in addition to the existing additional charge.

Arun K. Vijayan, Director, Industries department has been transferred and posted as Director of General Education, and will hold the full additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Education Rejuvenation Mission. Vinod V.R., Additional Secretary, Public Works Department, will hold the full additional charge of Project Director, Kerala State Transport Project, in addition to the existing additional charge.

Snehil Kumar Singh, Director of General Education, is transferred and posted as Director, Industries & Commerce department, and will hold the full additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation and Managing Director, Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited.

Priyanka G., District Collector, Ernakulam, will hold the full additional charge of Chief Executive Officer, Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority, in addition to her existing additional charge.

Anju K.S., Director, State Lotteries, is transferred and posted as District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram. The officer will hold the full additional charge of Chairperson, Monitoring Committee, constituted for resolving rehabilitation issues in connection with the Vizhinjam port project, in addition to her existing additional charge.

Arjun Pandian, District Collector, Kasaragod, has been transferred and posted as Director, Agriculture Development and Farmers Welfare department. The officer will hold the full additional charges of Additional Project Director, KERA, Registrar, Co-operative Societies, and Director, Co-operative Audit.

Anu Kumari, District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram, has been transferred and posted as Special Commissioner, GST.

Sikha Surendran, District Collector, Thrissur, will hold the full additional charge of Director General, Kerala Institute of Local Administration, in addition to the existing additional charge.

Chelsasini V, Director, Fisheries department, has been transferred and posted as District Collector, Wayanad. Sreedhanya Suresh, Commissioner, Food Safety, is transferred and posted as District Collector, Kasaragod.

D. Dharmalashri, Joint Secretary, Local Self-Government department, will hold the full additional charge of Executive Director, Suchitwa Mission, in addition to her existing additional charges.

Binu Francis, Joint Managing Director, Kerala Water Authority, is transferred and posted as Director, Scheduled Tribes Development department. Harikumar K., Director, Mining and Geology, is transferred and posted as Commissioner, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, and will hold the full additional charge of Director, Coir Development department.

Arun S. Nair, Director, Social Justice department, will hold the full additional charge of Executive Director, Kerala Social Security Mission, and Director, Elderly Welfare.

Safna Nazarudeen, Labour Commissioner, will hold the full charge of Director of Employment and Training and the officer stands relieved from the post of Joint Commissioner, Land Revenue. Sachin Kumar Yadav, Deputy Secretary, Finance department, is transferred and posted as Director, Kerala State IT Mission, and will hold the additional charge of Director, Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre, Chief Executive Officer, Technopark, and Managing Director, Kerala Fibre Optic Network Limited (KFON)).

Sandip Kumar, Director, Kerala State IT Mission, is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Finance department, with full additional charges of Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Rebuild Kerala Initiative, and Officer on Special Duty, GA (AIS) department.

Mohammed Shafiq, Additional Commissioner, Kerala State Goods and Services Tax department is transferred and posted as Officer on Special Duty and Joint Secretary, Revenue, with full additional charge of Director, Programme Implementation, Evaluation and Monitoring Department.

Anu S. Nair, State Mission Director, National Health Mission, is transferred and posted as Commissioner, Food Safety, and will hold the full additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala State Medical Services Corporation Limited, Managing Director, Kerala Health Research and Welfare Society.

Alfred O.V. is posted as Deputy Secretary, Elderly Welfare department, and will hold the full additional charge of Joint Chief Executive Officer, Maritime Board, and Nodal Officer, Mission Samudra.

Sumit Kumar Thakur, is posted as Additional Director (General), Tourism, and will hold the full additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala Tourism Development Corporation Ltd..

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