N.S.K. Umesh Appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Kerala Chief Minister

Exam-focused facts from the 21 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The Department of General Administration issued orders on May 20, 2026, appointing N.S.K. Umesh as the Additional Secretary and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Chief Minister of Kerala.
N.S.K. Umesh is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 2015 batch belonging to the Kerala cadre.
He currently serves as the Director of General Education and will continue in this post until a successor is appointed.
He holds the additional responsibility of Managing Director (MD) of the Kerala Financial Corporation (KFC).
Prior to his current roles, he served as the District Collector of Ernakulam.