V. P. Joy | |
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| Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala | |
| In office 28 February 2021 –June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Vishwas Mehta |
| Succeeded by | Dr.V.Venu [1] |
| Secretary (Security) | |
| In office 1 January 2020 –11 January 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rajesh Bhushan |
| Succeeded by | Praveen Kumar Srivastava |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1963 Ernakulam,Kerala,India |
| Alma mater | College of Engineering,Trivandrum |
| Occupation | Chairperson,Kerala Public Enterprises Selection and Recruitment Board. |
Vazhayil Pathrose Joy,also known as Joy Vazhayil (born 30 June 1963),is an Indian poet,writer,researcher, [2] and administrator. He is also known for books and research papers on the energy policy and also on philosophy of education,mind and metaphysics. He has published several literary works in Malayalam language,mainly poetic compositions.
Contents
- Life
- Academic profile[5]
- Career
- Literary Contributions[10]
- Awards and honors
- Research Papers [2][12][13]
- References
During his official career spanning more than three and a half decades,he has held important assignments in the Government of India as well as in the State Government of Kerala. [3]
Joy took charge as the Chief Secretary of State of Kerala,India on 28 February 2021 and demitted office on 30 June 2023. During this period,he has been instrumental in the e-Governance transformation of Kerala which declared total e-governance on 25 May 2023. [4] He is from the 1987 batch of the Indian Administrative Service. Currently he is the Chairperson of Kerala Public Enterprises Selection and Recruitment Board.
