Six Collectors shifted in Tamil Nadu

December 28, 2014 10:29 am | Updated 10:29 am IST - CHENNAI:

The State government on Saturday shifted six District Collectors, mostly in southern districts.

Four of the them – Jayashree Muralidharan (Tiruchi), K.S. Palanisamy (Theni), V. Rajaraman (Sivaganga) and T. Munusamy (Nagapattinam) – have completed more than three years in office, while the other two – N. Venkatachalam (Dindigul) and T.N. Hariharan (Virudhunagar) – have served over two-and-a-half years.

While Ms. Muralidharan has been made Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS), Dr. Palanisamy will succeed her as Tiruchi Collector.

Mr. Rajaraman will move to Virudhunagar, whose present incumbent, Mr. Hariharan, will go to Dindigul. Mr. Venkatachalam has been shifted to Theni and Mr. Munusamy will replace Mr. Rajaraman as Sivaganga Collector.

S. Palanisamy, who is holding the post of Deputy Secretary in the School Education Department, has been posted as Nagapattinam Collector. R. Kirlosh Kumar, now RCS, has been transferred as Director of Town and Country Planning.

Though the transfers are regarded as routine, the shifting of Ms. Muralidharan has taken place before the Election Commission announces the schedule for the ensuing by-election to the Srirangam Assembly constituency, which forms part of the Tiruchi district. The announcement regarding the by-poll schedule is expected in January.

As the District Collectors are also District Election Officers, the Election Commission’s nod has been obtained, apparently going by the reference in the transfer order to the Commission’s communication of Friday.

The publication of electoral rolls across the State is due on January 5 and most of the work relating to the publication of the rolls has been completed.

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