Sunil Paliwal Assumes Charge as IWAI Chairman

New Delhi:

Port Wings News Network:

Sunil Paliwal (IAS: 1993: Tamil Nadu cadre), on 1 December 2025 assumed charge as the Chairman of the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI). Prior to this posting, Paliwal was the Chairperson of the Chennai Port Authority and Chairman of Kamarajar Port Limited.

In Oct 2021, Sunil Paliwal, who was then serving as CMD of Kamarajar Port Limited, appointed as the Chairperson of Chennai Port Authority.

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet while approving Paliwal’s appointment upgraded the post to Secretary Level to accommodate senior IAS officer.

Profile of Sunil Paliwal

Paliwal is a 1993-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. He is currently serving as Chairperson of Chennai Port Authority and Chairman of Kamarajar Port Limited. He has done his B Tech in Computer Science from IIT Kanpur, M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, USA and MBA from the University of Birmingham, UK.

Paliwal started his career as Sub Collector of the Collector of Tirunelveli, Theni and Kanniyakumari Districts. He also held crucial portfolios in the Government of Tamil Nadu such as Managing Director of Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB), Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Road Development Company Limited (TNRDC), Managing Director of Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO), Secretary to Government, Commercial Taxes & Registration Department and Commissioner for Milk Production & Dairy Development and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd. (AAVIN), Principal Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department and Principal Secretary to Government, Labour & Employment Department. In a key development, the Central Government approved a two-year extension for the Chief Vigilance Officers (CVOs) of two major Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).