V. P. Joy

V. P. Joy
Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala
In office
28 February 2021 (2021-02-28) – June 2023
Preceded byVishwas Mehta
Succeeded byDr.V.Venu[1]
Personal details
Born (1963-06-30) 30 June 1963 (age 61)
Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Alma materCollege of Engineering, Trivandrum
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Joy Vazhayil, also known as V. P. Joy (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.

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.

  1. ^ www.ETGovernment.com. "Kerala IAS V Venu, IPS Sheikh Darvesh to assume charge as chief secretary and DGP on July 1 - ET Government". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Joy P. Vazhayil | Doctor of Philosophy".
  3. ^ "Dr. V P Joy's Complete Biodata" (PDF). Kerala Web Portal.
  4. ^ "Kerala Is India's First Fully E-Governed State: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan".