Prasanth N takes over as KSEB Chairman and Managing Director in a wide Keralam IAS reshuffle

2 November 2026

The Kerala government has reshuffled its senior civil servants through an order of the General Administration Department signed by Chief Secretary Bishwanath Sinha. Prasanth N is the new Chairman and Managing Director of the Kerala State Electricity Board, taking over from MG Rajamanickam, who moves to the Local Self Government department with additional charge of Revenue (Devaswom) and as commissioner of the Guruvayur and Koodalmanikyam Devaswoms. K R Jyothilal becomes Additional Chief Secretary for Home and Vigilance, swapping places with Minhaj Alam, who takes Finance along with Taxes and the Rebuild Kerala Initiative and the chair of the Kerala Financial Corporation. Mohammed Hanish APM moves to Health and Family Welfare, and Dr Sharmila Mary Joseph to Transport. Dr M Beena returns from central deputation as Principal Secretary, Industries, and Jafar Malik as Commissioner, State GST. Anu Kumari becomes Director of Tourism. The order reassigns 35 officers, among them four Additional Chief Secretaries and two Principal Secretaries, and gives additional charge to several of them.