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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	Shri. Gaurav Singh Rajawat IAS	Secretary Lakshadweep Administration for Finance, Planning Statistics & Taxation, Panchayath, Rural Development, Services, Power, Port Shipping & Aviation and Information & Public Relations. Chairman cum Managing Director(LDCL), Chairman(LPCC, LCZMA and KSCL) Director (Elections) Panchayat.	lk-mdldcl[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in	04896262278
	Shri. Rahul Singh IAS	Secretary Lakshadweep Administration, for LPWD, Town Planning & UD, Revenue & Disaster Management, Information Technology, Panchayat and Rural Development	secretary-utl1[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in	04896263725
	Shri. Awanish Kumar IAS	Secretary Lakshadweep Finance, Planning Statistics & Taxation, Education, Tourism, Sports & Youth Affairs, Art & Culture, Health, Legal and Chairman (LTDC & SPORTS)	secretary-utl2[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in ceo-lakshadweep[at]eci[dot]gov[dot]in
	Dr. Giri Sankar, IAS	Secretary Lakshadweep Administration for General Administration & Protocol, Road Transport, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Cooperatives. Director Port Shipping & Aviation and Tourism Managing Director (LTDC & SPORTS)	lk-ports[at]nic[dot]in	04896262018
	Shri. Soma Sekhar Apparao Kotaru IAS	Secretary Lakshadweep Social Welfare & Tribal Affairs, Women & Child Development, Legal Metrology, Printing & Stationaries and Labour & Employment	secretary-utl3[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in
	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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Dr. Giri Sankar, IAS

Collector cum District Magistrate

Commissioner (VAT & Excise)

lk-coll[at]nic[dot]in

04896262235

MD LDCL

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Shri. Gaurav Singh Rajawat IAS

MD(LDCL)

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

04896262278

Superintendent of Police
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	Shri. Sameer Sharma, IPS	Superintendent of Head Quarters, Lakshadweep Fire Services, Jail and Commandant IRBn	lak-sop[at]nic[dot]in	04896262258
	Shri. Utkarsha IPS	Superintendent of Law & Order, Crime, Vigilance and Anti-corruption Director Vigilance	lak-sop[at]nic[dot]in	04896262258

Special Secretaries / Joint Secretaries/ Additional District Magistrate
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	Shri. Sandeep Kumar Mishra, IAS	Special Secretary cum Director: Services, Home, Vigilance, Planning Statistics & Taxation, Special Chief Executive Officer Smart City, General Manager LDCL	direstkvt[at]gmail[dot]com	04896263646 04896262324
	Shri. Kuldip Singh Thakur, DANICS	Special Secretary cum Director : Law, Fisheries, Science & Technology and Art & Culture Secretary : Kala Academy Administrator: LCMF	lk-dof[at]nic[dot]in lk-dst[at]nic[dot]in
	Shri. M T Kom	Special Secretary cum Director : Road Transport, Labour, Employment & Training, Printing Stationaries and Legal Metrology. Registrar of Cooperative Societies	lk-dee[at]nic[dot]in lak-gp[at]nic[dot]in
	Shri. Shivam Chandra, IAS	Additional District Magistrate Cum Collector	addl[dot]dm-lk[at]nic[dot]in	04896263168

Deputy Collectors
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	Shri. Shivam Chandra, IAS	Deputy Collector cum CEO Kavaratti
	Dr. Rahul Rathod, DANICS	Deputy Collector Agatti and Bangaram Islands Managing Director – LCMF	rahul[dot]rathod3[at]delhi[dot]gov[dot]in	7042671197
	Shri. Avinash Singh, DANICS	Deputy Collector-cum-CEO South Minicoy Island	lk-dcmini[at]nic.in
	Shri. Deepak Kumar, DANICS	Deputy Collector cum CEO Amini, Kadmath, Kiltan, Chetlat and Bitra (HQ Amini).
	Shri. Mukund Vallabh Joshi, DANICS	Deputy Collector-cum-CEO East Androth and Kalpeni Islands

Directors
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	Dr. Giri Sankar R, IAS	Director Port Shipping & Aviation	lk-ports[at]nic[dot]in	04896262018
	Shri. Shivam Chandra, IAS	Director : General Administration & Protocol and IPR
	Shri. Utkarsha IPS	Director Vigilance	dir[dot]vig-lk[at]nic[dot]in	04896262104

	Shri Buzar Jamhar, DANICS	Director: Food & Civil Supplies, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Chief Executive Officer (District Panchayat)	dir[dot]adpkvt[at]gov[dot]in lk-dagri[at]nic[dot]in	04896262968 04896263125
	Shri. Padmakar Ram Tripathi, DANICS	Director: Education and Sports & Youth Affairs.	lk-doe[at]nic[dot]in director[dot]sya[at]utl[dot]gov[dot]in	04896262237 04896262005
	Shri. M Bharani, DANICS	Director(Medical & Health Service), Social Welfare & Tribal Affairs and Women & Child Development	lk-dsw[at]nic[dot]in wcdkvt[at]gmail[dot]com	04896262966 04896263657
	Shri. Aditya Bhatt, DANICS	Director : Information Technology, Panchayat, Rural Development, Industries and Urban Development. Deputy Director Tourism	lak-dit[at]nic[dot]in lk-doi[at]nic[dot]in
	Shri. A I Mohammed Kasim	Director (Planning and Statistics)

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