Thiruvananthapuram: Govt reshuffled senior IAS officers, effecting changes in home, finance, health, industries, power and LSG departments among others. Among the transferred officials were those who had serious differences with the ministers concerned.K R Jyothilal was appointed as the additional chief secretary (home) and Minhaj Alam, who was holding home, will replace Jyothilal as additional chief secretary (finance). Jyothilal will also hold additional charge of water resources, housing and coir departments. Alam will also handle taxes, public procurement advisory departments and Rebuild Kerala Initiative, besides serving as KFC’s chairman.Sharmila Mary Joseph, who had differences with the health minister, was shifted to the transport department as principal secretary. APM Mohammed Hanish was made the new additional chief secretary (health). He will also hold additional charge of general education, Ayush, revenue (waqf) and minority welfare departments. Joseph will also handle W&CD department. Sajith Babu, who had differences with the education minister, was shifted out of the department.Prasanth N, who was appointed as KSEB CMD, will also continue as the special secretary (sports and youth affairs). M G Rajamanickam, who was heading KSEB, was posted as LSGD secretary. He will continue to hold charge of the devaswom department.Kerala House’s resident commissioner in Delhi Puneet Kumar was made the additional chief secretary (power). He will continue to be the resident commissioner. M Beena, who returned from central deputation, was appointed principal secretary (industries).LSGD secretary Anupama TV, who had differences with the minister, was made the finance secretary (expenditure). She will hold additional charge of the environment department.Veena N Madhavan was shifted from the SC/ST development department as secretary (agriculture). She will also hold the charge as agricultural production commissioner. PB Nooh was appointed as special secretary (labour), while S Suhas was posted as special secretary (electronics and IT) with additional charge of industries.S Sambasiva Rao was transferred as special secretary (SC/ST development) while continuing as the excise commissioner. Abdul Nasar B was appointed as special secretary (cooperation). Jafar Malik, who returned from central deputation, was made commissioner of the goods and services tax department. He will also hold additional charge of special secretary (taxes). Subhash TV was made KMSCL MD and will also hold additional charge as the commissioner of food safety.Afsana Perween, who returned from leave, was made Milma MD and will also hold additional charge as the CEO of NORKA Roots. Other appointments include Devidas N as director of employment and training, Asif K Yusuf as additional secretary (higher education) and Anu Kumari as tourism director.
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