Kerala government ropes in former T.N. bureaucrat
The Hindu
Santhosh Babu will helm the apex body for IT
Santhosh Babu, who retired voluntarily from the Tamil Nadu government and joined Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam, has been appointed as Managing Director of the Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited (KSITIL).
The Kerala government has appointed him to the post for one year in the rank, status and pay-scale of Principal Secretary.
Mr. Santhosh Babu, who will take charge on Monday, said, “Kerala is the best when it comes to e-governance and I will see what best value addition I can do.” Earlier, he was the Principal Secretary in Tamil Nadu’s Information Technology Department, and was instrumental in drafting the e-security policy, the rural BPO policy and the e-governance policy, among others. He was also instrumental in setting up India’s first rural BPO, FOSTeRA, in Tamil Nadu.
The restoration and redevelopment of the decades-old Calve College Government school, a landmark that occupies a prominent place in the city’s history is nearing completion. The Puducherry Smart City Development Limited (PSCDL), which has taken up the restoration, has planned to complete the work by the first week of July. The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is the architectural consultant for PSCDL, while Puducherry Technological University (PTU) is the structural consultant. The work commenced in August 2021 and costs ₹4.75 crore.