TN government posts Vikram Kapur as secretary, Planning & Development
The Hindu
A number of IAS officers have been given new postings, as per a government order issued on Wednesday
The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday posted senior IAS officer Vikram Kapur as Secretary of the Planning and Development Department, replacing Jayashree Raghunandan. She has been posted as Secretary/Director-General of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (Training). Vide a G.O. issued by Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu, Vibhu Nayar was appointed Commissioner of Land Administration (CLA). Pankaj Kumar Bansal, who was the CLA would be posted as the Chairman & Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. Hans Raj Verma was transferred and posted as the Chairman & Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation Ltd.
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