T. Udhayachandran ( ta, த. உதயச்சந்திரன்) is an

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officer and Commissioner of Archaeology, Government of TamilNadu.

Early life

Udhayachandran was born in

Namakkal District Namakkal District is one of the 38 districts (an districts of Tamil Nadu, administrative district) in the States and territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu, India. The district was bifurcated from Salem District with Namakkal town as headqua ...

and graduated in BE (Electronics &Communication Engineering) from

Institute of Road & Transport Technology Government College of Engineering, Erode (''formerly Institute of Road and Transport Technology (IRTT))'' is a state government run Engineering institution located near Chithode in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu, India. It is a Government instit ...

Erode Erode () is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Erode is the seventh largest urban agglomeration in the state, after Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tiruppur and Salem. It is also the administrative headquarters of the E ...

. He belongs to 1995 batch of

and he was one of the youngest officers with age of 23 years. His interest varies from Tamil literature, contemporary history, anthropology and technology related areas.

Career

When he was Collector in Erode district he initiated massive education loan scheme for students. He successfully conducted local body elections after ten years to ensure social justice in three rebel village panchayats Pappapatti, Keeripatti and Nattarmangalam in

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. He was assisted by Mr.S.V.Rajasekaran, the then panchayat union Commissioner, Usilampatti, in the field level activities. He also holds various posts in government organization including Secretary to Government (Curriculum ) School Education Department, Tamil Nadu Textbook Corporation Ltd,

Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD Board) is a public agency formed by the Government of Tamil Nadu, under the Ministry of Local Administration and Water Supply, assigned with the task of implementing all water supply and sewerage ...

Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited The Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited (TNPL) was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu to produce newsprint and writing paper using bagasse, a sugarcane residue. The Government of Tamil Nadu listed the paper mill in April 1979 as ...

, Elnet Technologies Ltd and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. He also served as chairman and managing director of Tamil Nadu Small Tea Growers Industrial Cooperative Tea Factories Federation Ltd (INDCOSERVE),

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Corruption case against TNPSC selection

In 2011 when he was serving as

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Secretary, he was not permitted to undertake the recruitment process by chairman and other members. He raised a complaint against it.

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registered graft case against then

Chairman, Sellamuthu and all the 13 Members of the TNPSC following allegations. In 2012, R. Sellamuthu submitted his resignation to Governor. Later, he brought innovative schemes like Online Application System and Computer Based Test to ensure transparency in selection process.

References

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