The Kerala government on Tuesday decided to appoint IAS officer Tom Jose as the new Chief Secretary of the state. The decision comes in the wake of the sitting Chief Secretary Paul Antony retiring on June 30.
A 1984 batch IAS officer, Tom Jose is set to retire from service in 2020.
Tom Jose is currently the Additional Chief Secretary of Labour and Skills, Water Resources and Taxes (Excise only) department. Prior to this, he was posted as the Managing Director of the Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation and Kochi Metro Rail Ltd.
While Aruna Sunderraj, AK Dubey and Anand Kumar are the senior-most IAS officers in the Kerala cadre, Tom Jose was elevated to the post since the others have been sent on central deputation.
Teeka Ram Meena, currently serving as Principal Secretary & Chief Electoral Officer in the Department of Election, will replace Tom Jose.
