Eight IAS officers have been shifted and given new postings in Kerala. Dr V Venu has been appointed as ACS, Home, while Ms Ishita Roy takes charge as ACS, Higher Education and will also continue as Commissioner, Agriculture Production. Similarly, Dr Rajan N Khobragade was shifted as Secretary, Water Resources and also hold additional charges of Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation and Agriculture Department; Ms Tinku Biswal will be posted as Secretary, Health & Family Welfare and handle additional charge of Ayush and Ports Departments; Dr A Jayathilak, ACS, Revenue and Disaster Management was handed over additional charges as ACS, Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Development, Backward Classes Development and Cultural Affairs (Archives, Archaeology and Museums) Departments; Dr Sharmila Mary Joseph, Secretary Local Self Government (Rural) was assigned  additional charge of PS, LSG (Urban), Agriculture Department; P M Ali Asgar Pasha has been shifted as Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies Corporation and Prasanth N was posted as Special Secretary, SC/ST Development and Backward Classes Development Department.