IAS — CM Secretariat (10–11 May)
Dr P. Senthilkumar1995 batch · Addl Chief Secretary & Secretary-I to CM
G. Laxmi Priya2006 batch · Secretary-II to Chief Minister
IAS — Key Postings (13 May)
N. MuruganandamAddl Chief Secretary & Commissioner, Revenue Administration & Disaster Mgmt
M.A. SiddiqueAddl Chief Secretary, Finance Department
Dr S. SwarnaPrincipal Secretary, Tourism, Culture & Religious Endowments
K. NanthakumarManaging Director, TASMAC
UdhayachandranChairman, TIDCO (Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation)
IPS — Immediate Postings (14 May)
Asra Garg1995 batch · Inspector General, Intelligence Department (moved from North Zone IG)
Bala Naga DeviDirector General of Police, Cyber Security Wing
Dr R. DhinakaranInspector General of Police, Idol Wing CID
Sumit SharanInspector General of Police, Home Guard & Fire Services
IAS — Wave 2 (15 May, 17 officers)
V. Arun RoySecretary, Higher Education Department
S. MadumathiSecretary, School Education Department (from MD, SIDCO)
K. GopalAddl Chief Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries
J. RadhakrishnanAddl Chief Secretary, Cooperation, Food & Consumer Protection
Veera Raghava RaoSecretary, Labour Welfare & Skill Development
Har Sahay MeenaPrincipal Secretary, Special Initiatives Department
IAS — Wave 3 (23 May, 21 officers)
Sandhya VenugopalAddl Chief Secretary, Planning & Development Department
J. KumaragurubaranSecretary, Commercial Taxes, Registration & Religious Endowments
Sandeep NanduriSpecial Secretary, Industries, Investment Promotion & Commerce (from MD, TIDCO)
G. PrakashPrincipal Secretary & Addl Commissioner, Revenue Administration
Kiran GurralaCommissioner, Town & Country Planning
K. VijayakarthikeyanDirector, Fisheries & MD, TN Fisheries Development Corporation
V. ShobanaCommissioner, Textiles
Shilpa Prabhakar SatishCommissioner, Labour
Mageswari RavikumarDirector, Social Welfare
IPS — Wave 2 (22–26 May)
A. AmalrajCommissioner of Police, Chennai City (replaces Abhin Dinesh Modak)
Abhin Dinesh ModakPosted to CB-CID
A. ArunAddl DGP & Director, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption (DVAC), Chennai
T.S. AnbuAddl DGP, Law & Order, Chennai (from compulsory wait)
Dr Maheshwar DayalAddl DGP, Administration, Chennai
IAS — Wave 4 (Late May, 10+ officers)
Gagandeep Singh BediAddl Chief Secretary, Municipal Administration & Water Supply (MAWS)
P. AmudhaSecretary, Cooperation, Food & Consumer Protection
Satyabrata SahooSecretary, Water Resources Department
K.S. PalanisamySecretary, Revenue & Disaster Management
M. VallalarSecretary, Transport Department
V. DakshinamoorthySecretary, Backward Classes, MBC & Minorities Welfare
IAS — Wave 5 (Jun 2026, 40 officers incl. 21 Collectors)
Dr Darez AhamedSecretary, Health & Family Welfare (from MD/CEO, GUIDANCE)
Tmt. Anu GeorgeSecretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Fisheries & Fishermen Welfare
Tmt. Mariam Pallavi BaldevSecretary, Social Welfare & Women Empowerment
T. UdhayachandranAddl Chief Secretary / CMD, TIIC (Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corp)
21 District CollectorsMajor reshuffle across districts — order issued by Chief Secretary Sai Kumar
R. LalithaSecretary, Finance Department (Expenditure)
Pratik TayalDistrict Collector, Tiruchirappalli
E. SundaravalliSpecial Secretary, Public & Rehabilitation Department
IPS — Wave 3 (Jun 2026, 56 officers — Largest reshuffle)
E.S. UmaDIG (HQ), Greater Chennai Police
S. KuthalingamSP, Salem (from DCP T. Nagar, Chennai)
Gautam GoyalSP, Virudhunagar (from Salem)
Vivekanand ShuklaSP, Cuddalore (from Thiruvallur)
GS AnitaSP, Krishnagiri
Yadav Girish AshokSP, Namakkal (from Tiruppur)
56 officers totalCovers Chennai Police, district units, Cyber Crime, Vigilance, Anti-Corruption Branch — immediate effect
IAS — Wave 6 (Jun 2026, 30+ officers)
Gagandeep Singh BediACS, Municipal Administration & Water Supply (MAWS) — reconfirmed
K.S. PalanisamyRevenue Secretary
Dr R. JayaACS, Special Initiatives
Mrs. T. SnehaDistrict Collector, Kancheepuram
New DCs appointedKallakurichi · Ranipet · Namakkal · Tirunelveli · Vellore · Chengalpattu
IAS — Wave 7 (20 Jun 2026)
Nishanth KrishnaDistrict Collector, Madurai (from Sivaganga)
AakashDistrict Collector, Sivaganga (new posting)
JeyaseelanCommissioner, Tourism Department
PrabhushankarTransferred to Geology & Mining Department
Mohan, IASManaging Director, Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC)
Ponmani, IASJoint Commissioner, Commercial Taxes → HR&CE Department
IPS — Wave 4 (22–24 Jun 2026, ~29 officers across 2 orders)
S. Davidson DevasirvathamDGP / Director, DVAC, Chennai (also FAC DGP, Armed Police)
Kapilkumar C. SaratkarAddl Commissioner of Police (North), Greater Chennai Police
P.C. ThenmozhiAddl Commissioner of Police, Central Crime Branch, Chennai
D. KannanDCP, HQ & Administration, Tambaram Police Commissionerate
R. UthayakumarSP, Tiruvannamalai (replaces A.C. Karthikeyan, moved to DCP Adyar)
29 officers totalTwo orders (22 & 24 Jun) incl. 5 ASP→SP promotions — approved by ACS (Home) K. Manivasan
IAS — Wave 8 (25 Jun 2026, ~30 officers, latest)
K.P. KarthikeyanDistrict Collector, Tirunelveli
D. RavichandranDistrict Collector, Tenkasi
Dr V.P. JeyaseelanDistrict Collector, Virudhunagar
Kranthi Kumar PatiDistrict Collector, Coimbatore
Deepak JacobDistrict Collector, Krishnagiri
P. AkashDeputy Secretary, Labour Welfare & Skill Development (moved on from Sivaganga/Madurai DC role)
30 officers totalNew Collectors also named for Villupuram, Kanyakumari, Perambalur, Theni, Tiruvarur & Mayiladuthurai