The Tamil Nadu government has transferred Home Secretary K. Manivasan and appointed A. Karthik as his replacement, according to an announcement reported on October 9. Manivasan has been posted as Commissioner of Land Administration in the rank of Additional Chief Secretary. The administrative changes also include the transfer of the chairman of the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB), although further details of that appointment were not included in the available report.
Manivasan had been serving as Home Secretary after being appointed to the post by the Election Commission ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly election. During his tenure, he held responsibility for the Home, Excise and Prohibition portfolios. His new posting as Commissioner of Land Administration moves him from the state’s key internal security and administrative role to a position overseeing land administration.
A. Karthik, who was serving as Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (TANSIDCO), has been named as Manivasan’s successor as Home Secretary. The appointment places Karthik in charge of an important department responsible for coordinating matters related to internal security, law and order administration, and the functioning of relevant government agencies. The transition comes as part of the state’s latest round of senior-level administrative changes.
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The Home Secretary’s office is a significant position within the state administration, working alongside the police leadership and other departments on matters involving public order and internal security. The department also oversees administrative responsibilities connected with excise and prohibition when these portfolios are assigned to the office. The transfer therefore changes the senior bureaucratic leadership responsible for these areas.
The report also refers to the transfer of the TNEB chairman, indicating that the reshuffle extends beyond the Home Department. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board is associated with the state’s power sector, which involves electricity generation, transmission and distribution through the relevant state entities. However, the available information does not specify the outgoing chairman’s next posting or identify the officer who will take over the role.
The latest transfers represent changes in senior administrative positions in Tamil Nadu, including the state’s Home Department and electricity sector leadership. Further official details would be needed to establish the full list of officers affected, their new responsibilities and the effective dates of all appointments.
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