Kerala govt. effects reshuffle in bureaucracy

Published 16 July 2026 · local

The Kerala General Administration department has initiated a reshuffle in bureaucracy. Puneet Kumar, Resident Commissioner, Kerala House, New Delhi, will hold the full additional charge

The Kerala General Administration department has initiated a reshuffle in bureaucracy. Puneet Kumar, Resident Commissioner, Kerala House, New Delhi, will hold the full additional charge of ‘Matters connected with Interstate Water’ in the Water Resources department. Minhaj Alam, Additional Chief Secretary, Home and Vigilance, will hold the full additional charge of Industries (Coir), in addition to his existing additional charges. Sharmila Mary Joseph, Principal Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, will hold the full additional charge of Ayush department in addition to her existing additional charges. Prasanth N., Special Secretary, will hold the independent charge of Special Secretary in charge of Sports and Youth Affairs department, Zoos, Museum, Archaeology and Archives department.

Suhas S., Special Secretary, Water Resources department, will hold the full additional charge of Special Secretary, Housing department, and Managing Director, Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (KIIDC), in addition to his existing additional charge. Inbasekar K., Managing Director, Kerala Water Authority, is transferred and posted as Director, Cultural Affairs department. The officer will hold the full additional charges of Registrar of Cooperative Societies and Additional Project Director, Kerala Climate Resilient Agri-Value Chain Modernisation Project (KERA). Sriram V., Director, Agriculture, will hold the full additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence (KASE). Prem Krishnan S., Registrar of Cooperative Societies, is transferred and posted as Joint Secretary, Water Resources department.

The officer will hold the full additional charge of Managing Director, Kerala Water Authority. Alex Varghese, Commissioner, Housing, will hold the additional charge of Mission Director, Resilient Kerala, Additional Financial Programme (Coastal Protection). D. Dharmalashri, Director, Scheduled Castes Development department, is transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Local Self-Government department. The officer will hold the full additional charge of Deputy Project Director, Kerala Solid Waste Management Project. Suraj Shaji, Staff Officer to Chief Secretary, will continue to hold the full additional charge of Mission Director, AMRUT. Hima K., Commissioner of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs department, will hold the full additional charge of Director, Scheduled Castes Development department.