The Cabinet on Monday appointed PK Mohanty as the new Chief
Secretary of Kerala. Mohanty will succeed Jiji Thomson who is retiring on
February 28.
Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, a 1980 batch IAS officer of Kerala
cadre, has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of the State. On February
29, he will replace Jiji Thomson, who also belongs to the same cadre.
Mohanty has served the government as Sales Tax Commissioner,
Director of Public Relations Department (PRD) and as Managing Director (MD) of
Civil Supplies Corporation. He began his official career in the administrative
service as a sub–collector in Thiruvalla.
