Tamil Nadu reshuffles 30+ IAS officers and dist collectors

The Tamil Nadu government has undertaken a significant administrative reshuffle, transferring and posting dozens of senior Indian Administrative Service officers across state departments and districts. The extensive reassignments, announced Friday, affect over 30 officials, including more than a dozen district collectors.

Key appointments include E. Sundaravalli, formerly Commissioner of Collegiate Education, who has been reassigned as Special Secretary in the Public and Rehabilitation Department. R. Lalitha, previously Managing Director of the New Tiruppur Area Development Corporation Limited, has been appointed Secretary for Expenditure in the Finance Department. P. Ponniah, Commissioner of Rural Development, will succeed Sundaravalli as Commissioner of Collegiate Education.

Among the district collector postings, P. Akash has been transferred from Nagapattinam to Madurai, while Madurai collector K.J. Praveen Kumar has been moved to Nagapattinam. Dr. R. Vaithiyanathan has been posted as collector of Theni, and Tiruchirappalli collector V. Saravanan has been reassigned to Dharmapuri. Other notable transfers include Thiruvallur collector M. Prathap moving to Kanniyakumari and...