Chennai, 24 Oct 2026: Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Friday handed over appointment orders to 69 candidates selected through the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) for posts in the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department.
At a function held at the Secretariat, the Chief Minister handed over appointment orders to 26 Assistant Agricultural Officers and 43 Assistant Horticultural Officers. These officers will help implement the department's schemes at the field level.
The Chief Minister also congratulated the e xecutive officers of four cooperative sugar mills in Tamil Nadu that received national level awards for their performance.
The National Fede ration of Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited presented the awards to the following mills:
Dharma puri District Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd: First prize for financial management for 2024-25.
Sengalra yan Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd: Award for social responsibility for 2024-25.
Subramaniya Siva Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd: First prize for financial management for 2025-26.
Kallakurichi-II Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd: Award for the best-performing sugar mill.
The executive officers of the four mills presented their awards to the Chief Minister and received his congratulations.
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister R. Vinoth, Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar, Agriculture Production Commis sioner and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department Secretary N. Venkatesh, Sugar Commissioner R. Kannan, Agriculture Director K.V. Murali dharan and Horticulture and Plantation Crops Director J. Vijaya Rani were among those who attended the event.
Other senior officials of the Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department and the Sugar Department also participated.