The Kerala government has appointed senior IAS officer Dr KM Abraham as the new chief secretary in place of Nalini Netto, who is retiring on August 31.
Abraham is presently the additional chief secretary in the finance department. He would remain in office till December 31, an official release said.
A decision in this regard was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The cabinet meeting decided to post Netto as principal secretary to the CM.
Meanwhile, rural development corporation commissioner BS Thirumeni will be the new Kottayam distict collector, according to the release.