Thiruvananthapuram: The state govt has effected a major reshuffle of 36 IAS officers, with changes in key departmental and district-level postings.Director (agriculture development and farmers welfare) Sriram V has been transferred and posted as joint secretary and officer on special duty, forest and wildlife department. He will also hold additional charge of the skill and cashew development department and continue as MD of Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence.Additional secretary (health and family welfare) Renu Raj will hold full additional charge as State Mission director, National Health Mission, project director, e-Health and MD, State Health Agency. She has been relieved of the charge of the Kerala Medical Services Corporation and Kerala Health Research and Welfare Society.Director (cultural affairs) Inbasekar K has been posted as director (state lotteries), while director (women and child development) Vigneshwari V will hold additional charge as commissioner (disaster management). Additional secretary (public works) Vinod V R will hold additional charge as project director (Kerala State Transport Project). Director (industries) Arun K Vijayan has been posted as director (general education), while director (general education) Snehil Kumar Singh has been posted as director (industries and commerce).District collector (Ernakulam) Priyanka G will hold additional charge as CEO of Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority.Director (state lotteries) Anju K S has been posted as district collector (Thiruvananthapuram), while district collector (Kasaragod) Arjun Pandian has been posted as director (agriculture development and farmers welfare). District collector (Thiruvananthapuram) Anu Kumari has been posted as special commissioner (GST), while district collector (Thrissur) Sikha Surendran will hold additional charge as director general (Kerala Institute of Local Administration).Director (fisheries) Chelsasini has been posted as district collector (Wayanad), while commissioner (food safety) Sreedhanya Suresh has been posted as district collector (Kasaragod). Director (social justice) Arun S Nair will hold additional charge as executive director (Kerala Social Security Mission) and director (elderly welfare). Labour commissioner Safna Nazarudeen will hold full charge as director (employment and training).Deputy secretary (finance) Sachin Kumar Yadav has been posted as director (Kerala State IT Mission), with additional charge as director (Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre), chief executive officer (Technopark) and MD (Kerala Fibre Optic Network). Secretary (land board) Sabin Sameed has been posted as director (Information and Public Relations). Project director (Kerala State Transport Project) Misal Sagar Bharat has been posted as director fisheries).
