IAS officers named govt spokespersons

IAS officers named govt spokespersons 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK. 15.07.2025

Chennai : In a first, Tamil Nadu govt has named four senior IAS officers as its official spokespersons empowered to communicate timely and accurate updates on govt schemes and departmental initiatives through the media. 

They are: Tangedco MD JRadhakrishnan, rural development secretary Gagandeep Singh Bedi, secretary of home, prohibition and excise Dheeraj Kumar and revenue and disaster management secretary P Amudha. 

Dr Radhakrishnan will be the spokesperson for departments such as energy, health, transport, education, food and consumer protection, cooperation, welfare of non-resident Tamils, and human resource management. 

Gagandeep Singh Bedi will handle communication for a wide range of departments, including municipal administration, rural development, agriculture, water resources, animal husbandry, industries, environment and climate change, and MSMEs.

Dheeraj Kumar will handle prohibition and excise department. 

Amudha will be the spokesperson for her disaster management department as well as for social welfare and women’s rights, Adi Dravidar and tribal welfare, labour, backward and most backward classes welfare, housing, highways, tourism, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, and special programme implementation. 

According to govt guidelines, department secretaries will provide verified data and updates to the designated spokespersons, who will coordinate with the chief secretary before engaging with the media.