Hard work and devotion to duty pays. Five Indian Administrative Officers have been awarded with Chief Secretary grade in Tamil Nadu.
A temporary sanction in regard to creation of Additional Chief Secretary rank post was accorded for the 1993 batch IAS officers. The five officers have been promoted to Chief Secretary grade. The department and name and department of these officers are as follows:
Dheeraj Kumar (IAS: 1993: TN), Add Chief Secy, Info Tech & Digital Services Dept, Chennai.
S Vijaykumar (IAS: 1993: TN), Add Chief Secy/Chairman & MD, TN Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Limited (TNUIFSL), Chennai.
Sunil Paliwal (IAS: 1993: TN), Chairman, Chennai Port Authority, Chennai.
Dr K Manivasan (IAS: 1993: TN), Add Chief Secy, Tourism, Culture & Religious Endowments Dept, Chennai.
Gagandeep Singh Bedi (IAS: 1993: TN), Add Chief Secy, Health & Family Welfare Dept, Chennai.