In a state cabinet meeting held on Wednesday major reshuffle in the bureaucracy took place wherein Puneet Kumar (IAS:1993:KL) was appointed Resident Commissioner in Delhi. Prior to this he served as Additional Resident Commissioner in Delhi. After Vishwas Mehta (IAS:1986:KL) moved to Kocchi last month the post had fallen vacant.
Further, the cabinet reshuffled some District Collectors also. Accordingly; Alappuzha District Collector T V Anupama was transferred to Thrissur replacing A Kowsigan, she is now Managing Director of Kerala Water Authority (KWA).
Pathanamthitta District Collector D Balamurali was posted to Palakkad. Wayanad's S Suhas will also be transferred from his post.
Anupama's transfer holds significance as two reports filed by her with the Revenue Department had led to the resignation of Transport Minister Thomas Chandy in the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government.
During her stint as the head of the Food Safety Commissionerate, Anupama had conducted multiple raids across the state and banned numerous products, including several popular brands tested positive for food adulteration.