Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited approved the Appointment of Tmt. M. Sathiyavathy, I.A.S., as Additional (Independent) Director for a term of (3) three consecutive years with effect from 27th November, 2023 to 26th November, 2026, she shall hold office upto the date of the approval/confirmation of the shareholders of the Company. Age; 65, Date of Birth; May 13, 1958. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION; Postgraduate and Gold Medalist in Mathematics from IIT Madras. Indian Administrative Service. Tmt M. Sathiyavathy, [.A.S., (Retd.,) hails from Chennai. She joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1982. As a member of the IAS of AGMUT Cadre, she served in the Union Territories Administration of Puducherry, State Governments of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, besides deputations in Government of India in the Ministries of Commerce, Textiles, Civil Aviation and Department of Space. Some of the important positions held by her before becoming Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment are:
- Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor Ministry of Civil Aviation, DGCA (she is the only woman to have held that position), Chief Secretary Government of Puducherry, Additional Chief Secretary Government of Mizoram, Member Secretary and CEO of Central Silk Board, Controller in ISRO Satellite Centre in Bangalore, Joint Director General of Foreign Trade Chennai and Chief Electoral Officer of Puducherry. In 2018 around she was appointed as Member in Union Public Service Commission. Recently in May 2023 she completed her tenure in UPSC. She is now settled in Chennai.