Corporation Commissioner transferred
Chitra Vijayan, the Commissioner of Madurai Corporation, has been transferred to Greater Chennai Corporation. She was the first woman to lead the Madurai civic body and made significant contributions during her tenure. Her innovative ideas and support for local NGOs led to improvements in education and public health.
- ▪Chitra Vijayan was transferred from Madurai Corporation to Greater Chennai Corporation.
- ▪She was the first woman to head the Madurai civic body, starting her role in February 2025.
- ▪Vijayan implemented innovative ideas that increased revenue for the corporation.
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Chitra Vijayan, Commissioner of Madurai Corporation, was transferred to Greater Chennai Corporation on Saturday.The young officer from the 2019 batch IAS was the first woman to head the civic body. She was posted here on February 2025.Within a short span, she was instrumental in bringing out many innovative ideas which brought in higher revenue for the civic body.She encouraged the heads of many schools run by the Corporation which in turn helped the students bring laurels in public examinations.She motivated many deserving and genuine NGOs such as the MS Chellamuthu Trust and Research Foundation which conducted Happy Schooling programmes for the students.She also handled the council meetings ably whenever there was criticism from the elected members.Within a short stint, Ms.
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