Higher Education Minister Viswanathan chairs 2026-27 budget consultation meeting

PRESS RELEASE Consultative meeting on the Higher Education Department's Demand for Grants for the year 2026-2027 held under the chairmanship of Hon'ble Minister for Higher Education Thiru Po. Viswanathan A consultative meeting on the Higher Education Department's Demand for Grants for the year 2026-2027 was held today (06.08.2026) at the Secretariat under the chairmanship of Hon'ble Minister for Higher Education Thiru Po. Viswanathan. The Hon'ble Minister held discussions with the heads of department regarding the functioning of the Higher Education Department, the schemes to be undertaken, the policy note of the Higher Education Department for the year 2026-2027, departmental announcements, the Demand for Grants and other important matters. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary of the Higher Education Department Thiru Dheeraj Kumar, IAS, Commissioner of the Tamil Nadu State Archives and Historical Research Tmt. S. Malarvizhi, IAS, Commissioner of Collegiate Education Thiru Pa. Ponnaiya, IAS, Special Secretary of the Higher Education Department Tmt. Rashmi Siddharth Zagade, IAS, Vice-Chairman of the Science City Dr. S. Vivekanandan, IAS, Commissioner of Technical Education Thiru Po. Rathinasamy, IAS, Registrars of universities, and senior officials of the department. Additional Chief Secretary to Government. Released by: Director, Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Chennai-9