In a first, TN appoints senior bureaucrats as official spokespersons

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Monday said it appoint ed four senior bureaucrats as its official spokesper sons to disseminate infor mation on government schemes and initiatives to the members of the public through the media. This is the first time the state government has drafted the services of senior IAS officials.

The move would not only ensure the dissemination of information on time but also strengthen public communication. The officials would provide information on key depart ments and also coordinate among the government departments to provide verified information. J Radhakrishnan, Gagandeep Singh Bedi, Dheeraj Kumar, and P Amudha, all serving as additional chief secretaries, have been ap pointed as the official spokesper sons, a release here said.

Radhakrishnan will provide in formation on energy, health, wel fare of non-resident Tamils, school and higher education, handlooms, handicrafts, Textiles & Khadi, and Human Resources Management departments. Bedi will give information pertaining to the municipal administration and water supply, rural develop ment and Panchayat Raj, animal husbandry, dairy, fisheries, agriculture, water resources, environment, climate change and forests, MSME, industries, investment promotion & commerce, besides natural re sources departments.

Dheeraj Kumar will provide infor mation related to home, prohibition and excise departments while Amudha will disclose to the media information concerning the de partments of revenue and disaster management, social welfare and women's empowerment, welfare of differently abled persons, labour welfare and skill development, Adi Dravidar and Tribal welfare, BC, MBC and Minorities welfare, housing and urban development, highways and minor ports, tourism, culture, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endow ments, and special programmes.(PTI)