Mr. Udhayan, a 1991-batch IFS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre, is currently the Director of the Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation, Vandalur, a position he has held since June 14, 2022
With the appointment of the Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson and a member, the Commission now has four members against its sanctioned strength of seven
The appointments come against the backdrop of the recent resignations of retired IAS officer Shiv Das Meena, who was serving as the Chairperson since August 2024, and a few other retired bureaucrats who had served as members.
Dr. Mohana Kumar, who was previously the principal of DB College, Sasthamcotta, had also served as the vice-chairperson of SCOLE Kerala and secretary of the Higher Secondary Education Board
A senior scientist with extensive experience across various CSIR institutions, Dr. Shasany has made notable contributions to botanical research.
The government had come under fire from within the Congress and also the Communist Party of India (Marxist) for nominating an alleged “Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) fellow traveller” to the post
The 1992-batch IAS officer took over from A. Jayathilak, who retired as the State Chief Secretary
He is an officer of Indian Railway Service of Engineers of 1989 batch