Keralam Appointment Polity & Governance

Karthikeyan gets full additional charge of Excise Commissioner as Keralam reworks IAS postings

12 November 2026

Keralam has given S. Karthikeyan full additional charge of Excise Commissioner, days after Seeram Sambasiva Rao was moved out of the post. Karthikeyan, back from leave, is posted as Special Secretary, Water Resources, and will also handle the Housing department as Special Secretary. Devidas N. becomes Director, Local Self Government Department (Rural), and will hold the posts of chief executive officer of LIFE Mission and managing director of IMPACT Kerala. Sharmila Mary Joseph, Principal Secretary, Transport, takes extra charge of the Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation. M G Rajamanickam will be executive director of Information Kerala Mission (IKM). Mithun Premraj gets additional charge of the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC).

Excise Commissioner (additional charge): Karthikeyan CEO, LIFE Mission (additional charge): Devidas N

Why it matters for exams: State bodies such as KSIDC, IKM, KTDFC and LIFE Mission, and who heads them, are regular Kerala PSC material.

Kerala PSC

12 November 2026 Source: Onmanorama

In plain words

KSIDC Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation — State agency that promotes and finances industries.

IKM Information Kerala Mission — Builds e-governance software for local bodies.

LSGD Local Self-Government department — The department in charge of panchayats and municipalities.