IRS Officer M Anusuya Changes Gender, Name To 'Anukathir Surya'; Govt Approves One-Of-A-Kind Request

New Delhi: In a one-of-a-kind instance in the history of the Indian Civil Services, an IRS officer made a request for change in her name and gender; the request was heard and has also been approved by the Centre.

M Anusuya, posted as Joint Commissioner in Hyderabad, requested to be associated as ‘he’ with the name ‘M Anukathir Surya’; a first-ever request by an IAS officer.

IRS Officer M Anusuya Requests For Name and Gender Change

A senior officer of the Indian Revenue Services (IRS), M Anusuya requested for change in her name to M Anukathir Surya and her gender from female to male.

The request has been considered by the Centre and the Union Finance Ministry has also issued the change via an official copy.

Union Finance Ministry Approves, Issues Change

An order, allowing the request of name and gender change has been issued by the Union Finance Ministry.

The order reads, "The request of Ms. M Anusuya has been considered. Henceforth, the o9fficer will be recognised as 'Mr. M Anukathir Surya' in all official records."

The order further says, "This issues with the approval of the competent authority."

It has been signed by Shireesh Kumar Gautam, Under Secretary to the Govt of India.

Who Is M Anusuya, Who Requested For Name and Gender Change

35-year-old M Anusuya is currentluy posted as the Joint Commissioner in the office of Chief Commissioner (AR) of the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT) in Hyderabad.

The IRS officer did his Bachelor's in Electronics and Communication from Madras Institute of Technology, China and then his PG Diploma from National Law Institute University, Bhopal in Cyber Law and Cyber Forensics.

It was in 2013, that the IRS officer began his career as an Assistant Commissioner in Chennai and was promoted to Deputy Commissioner in 2018.