K.J. Praveen Kumar assuming charge as the Collector of Nagapattinam district at the Collectorate on Monday.

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K.J. Praveen Kumar assumed charge as the Collector of Nagapattinam district on Monday.Mr. Praveen Kumar replaces P.Akash who has since been transferred.A 2017-batch IAS officer, Mr. Praveen Kumar had earlier served as Assistant Collector (Training) in Madurai district, Sub-Collector of Virudhachalam in Cuddalore district, Additional Collector (Development) in Ramanathapuram district, Commissioner of the Madurai Corporation, Regional Deputy Commissioner in the Greater Chennai Corporation, and Collector of Madurai district. Published - June 02, 2026 06:27 pm IST