Lakshadweep Administration

Administrator
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	Shri. Praful Patel	Honorable Administrator	lk-admin[at]nic[dot]in	04896262255

Advisor To The Administrator
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	Dr. S B Deepak Kumar, IAS	Advisor to the Administrator, U T of Lakshadweep w.e.f.25/06/2025.	lk-advisor[at]gov[dot]in	04896262256

Secretaries
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	Dr. S B Deepak Kumar, IAS	Principal Secretary (Home & Vigilance) Secretary Lakshadweep Administration for Finance, Planning Statistics & Taxation, Panchayath, Rural Development, Services, Port Shipping & Aviation and Information & Public Relations. Chairman cum Managing Director(LDCL), Chairman(LSSB,LPCC, LCZMA and KSCL) Director (Elections) Panchayat.	lk-mdldcl[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in	04896262278
	Shri. Awanish Kumar IAS	Secretary Lakshadweep Works, Education, Sports & Youth Affairs, Industries, Legal, Art & Culture and CEO Election Director Census	secretary-utl2[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in
	Dr. Giri Sankar, IAS	Secretary Lakshadweep Administration for Revenue & Disaster Management, Tourism, Town Planning & Urban Development, Cooperation, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Road & Transport. Director Port Shipping & Aviation Chairman (LTDC & SPORTS)	lk-ports[at]nic[dot]in	04896262018
	Shri. Soma Sekhar Apparao Kotaru IAS	Secretary Lakshadweep Power, Health, Information Technology, Social Welfare & Tribal Affairs, Women & Child Development, Legal Metrology, Printing & Stationaries and Labour & Employment Director Tourism Managing Director (LTDC & SPORTS)	secretary-utl3[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in
	Shri. Shivam Chandra, IAS	Secretary Lakshadweep Administration for General Administration & Protocol. Commissioner (VAT & Excise), Special Officer District Panchayat and General Manager LDCL
	Shri. Rajthilak S, IFS	Secretary Agriculture, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, Environment & Forest, Science & Technology and CEO – Smart City. Deputy Conservator of Forest.	lak-dcf[at]nic[dot]in	04896262592

Collector Cum District Magistrate

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Designation

email

Phone Number

Shri. Shivam Chandra, IAS

Collector cum District Magistrate

Commissioner (VAT & Excise)

lk-coll[at]nic[dot]in

04896262235

MD LDCL

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Dr. S B Deepak Kumar, IAS

MD(LDCL)

lk-mdldcl[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in

04896262278

Senior Police Officers
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	Shri. B Shanker Jaiswal, IPS	Additional Director General of Police	lak-sop[at]nic[dot]in	04896262258
	Shri. Utkarsha IPS	Superintendent of Police Additional Charges :- Head Quarters/Chief Fire Officer, UTLA/Jail/Commandant (IRBn) Director Vigilance	lak-sop[at]nic[dot]in	04896262258

Special Secretaries / Joint Secretaries/ Additional District Magistrate
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	Shri. Padmakar Ram Tripathi, DANICS	Special Secretary : Power, Finance, Labour Employment & Training, Printing & Stationaries, Legal Metrology, Social Welfare & Tribal Affairs, Services, Home and Vigilance Administrator LCMF, UTLA	direstkvt[at]gmail[dot]com
	Shri. Avinash Singh, DANICS	Additional District Magistrate Cum Collector	addl[dot]dm-lk[at]nic[dot]in	04896263168

Deputy Collectors
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	Shri. Avinash Singh, DANICS	Deputy Collector cum CEO Kavaratti
	Shri. Mandeep Kumar, DANICS	Deputy Collector Agatti and Bangaram Islands
	Shri. Mukesh Kumar Dhaka, DANICS	Deputy Collector-cum-CEO South Minicoy Island	lk-dcmini[at]nic.in
	Shri. Deepak Kumar, DANICS	Deputy Collector cum CEO Amini and Kadmath, (HQ Amini).
	Shri. Kuldip Singh Thakur, DANICS	Deputy Collector-cum-CEO East Androth and Kalpeni Islands
	Shri. K Buzar Jamhar, DANICS	Deputy Collector Kiltan, Chetlat and Bitra (HQ – Kiltan)

Directors
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	Dr. Giri Sankar R, IAS	Director Port Shipping & Aviation	lk-ports[at]nic[dot]in	04896262018
	Shri. Soma Sekhar Apparao, IAS	Director Tourism
	Shri. Avinash Singh, DANICS	Director : General Administration & Protocol and IPR
	Shri. Utkarsha IPS	Director Vigilance	dir[dot]vig-lk[at]nic[dot]in	04896262104
	Shri. M Bharani, DANICS	Director :Health Service, Mission Director NHM, Women & Child Development, Education and Sports & Youth Affairs	lk-doe[at]nic[dot]in wcdkvt[at]gmail[dot]com director[dot]sya[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in	04896262237 04896262966 04896263657 04896262005
	Shri. Aditya Bhatt, DANICS	Director : Information Technology, Panchayat, Rural Development, Industries, Urban Development and Deputy Director Tourism	lak-dit[at]nic[dot]in lk-doi[at]nic[dot]in
	Shri. Jagdish Sharma, DANICS	Director Law, PWD, Printing & Stationaries, Legal Metrology, Chief Executive Officer (DP),MD (LCMF) and Deputy Secretary Power.
	Smt. Sushitha Biju, DANICS	Director: Food & Civil Supplies, Labour Employment & Training, Social Welfare & Tribal Affairs and Registrar of Cooperative Societies.	dirfcs-lk[at]nic[dot]in lk-ceodp[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in	04896262968 04896263066
	Shri. Mukund Vallabh Joshi, DANICS	Director : Fisheries, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Planning and Statistics, Road & Transport, Science & Technology, Art & Culture and Information & Public Relation. Secretary Kala Acadamy	lk-dagri[at]nic[dot]in dir[dot]adpkvt[at]gov[dot]in lk-dst[at]nic[dot]in	04896262012 04896262368

Block Development Officers
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	Shri. N Jamaludheen	BDO Chetlat	lk-chasdo[at]nic[dot]in	04899276232
	Smt A.M Kadeeshabi	BDO Kadmath	lk-kdasdo[at]nic[dot]in	04897274630
		BDO Kiltan	lk-klasdo[at]nic[dot]in
		BDO Andrott	lk-ansdo@nic.in
	Shri. B.P Kunhiseethi Koya	BDO Kalpeni	lk-kpasdo[at]nic[dot]in
	Shri.M.K Cheriyakoya	BDO Kavaratti	lak-sdo[at]nic[dot]in