Thiruvananthapuram: Additional Chief Secretary VP Joy IAS officer has been appointed as Chief Secretary of Kerala state. He succeeds Vishwas Mehta. Mr Joy returned to the state cadre after central deputation where he served as secretary with the central secretariat and as chairman National Authority of Chemical Weapons Convention.
An accomplished officer he is a topper from University of Kerala in BTech (Electronics). He went on to complete MBA from University of Birmingham, UK, MPhil from Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, and PhD from IIT, Delhi.
Joy also worked at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) where he started his career as a scientist/engineer. In his bureaucratic service, his first posting was as sub-collector of Palakkad and Pala. He hails from Kinginimattom in Ernakulam.
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