The Centre has appointed Praveen Kumar and S. Gopalakrishnan, both IAS officers of Tamil Nadu cadre and on Central deputation, ‘prabhari’ officers for Virudhunagar and Ramanathapuram.
The Centre has identified Ramanathpuram and Virudhunagar as backward districts of Tamil Nadu.
The identification has been made on four broad parameters — poverty, health, education and infrastructure.
They will coordinate the efforts of the Centre and State governments in “achieving rapid transformation” of the districts.