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Additional Chief Secretary V P Joy will succeed Vishwas Mehta as the state’s Chief Secretary.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Additional Chief Secretary VP Joy will succeed Vishwas Mehta as the state’s Chief Secretary. The cabinet took a decision in this regard on Wednesday. Mehta will retire on February 28 and is expected to take over as the Chief Information Commissioner.
Joy, of the 1987 batch, will remain in the top post for more than two years as he is scheduled to retire on June 30, 2023. He had returned to the state cadre recently after his central deputation where he served as the secretary (coordination) with the central secretariat and the chairman of National Authority of Chemical Weapons Convention. On his return, he was appointed officer on special duty in the rank of additional chief secretary.