Ms Sikha Surendran IAS

Director, Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala

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Ms. Sikha Surendran, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the 2018 Kerala Cadre, is a native of Ernakulam district. A Civil Engineering graduate from M.A. College of Engineering, Kothamangalam, she has held several key positions throughout her career. Her roles have included Assistant Collector in Kottayam, Sub Collector in Kollam and Ottapalam, District Development Commissioner in Thrissur, Deputy Secretary in the Health & Family Welfare Department, and CEO of Life Mission, Kerala. Currently, she serves as the Director of the Tourism Department and the Managing Director of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC).