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Vazhayil Pathrose Joy, also known as Joy Vazhayil (born 30 June 1963), is an Indian poet, writer, researcher, 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
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language, mainly poetic compositions. During his official career spanning more than three and a half decades, he has held important assignments in the
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as well as in the State
Government of Kerala The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who ...
. 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. He is from the 1987 batch of the
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. Currently he is the Chairperson of Kerala Public Enterprises Selection and Recruitment Board.


Life


Academic profile

Joy was born to Aleyamma and V. V. Pathrose of the Vazhayil house in
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,
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. After his early education, he graduated in Electronics & Communication Engineering from the College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram. Later he did an
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from the
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and subsequently completed his M.Phil. from
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. He was awarded doctoral degree from the
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on Optimization of India's Energy Strategies for Climate Change Mitigation. He was selected as a Giorgio Ruffolo Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the Sustainability Science Program of Harvard University in 2014.


Career

V. P. Joy joined the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center as Scientist/Engineer in 1985 and worked on the control and guidance of launch vehicles. In the
Indian Administrative Service The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the Public administration, administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. The IAS is one of the three All India Services along with the Indian Police Service (IPS) and the Indian ...
he held various positions in the
Government of Kerala The Government of Kerala (abbreviated as GoK), also known as the Kerala Government, is the administrative body responsible for governing the Indian States and territories of India, state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who ...
and the
Government of India The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...
. He started his career in the IAS as the Subcollector, Palakkad in 1989. Subsequently held the position of Head of Department in the departments of Scheduled Castes Development, Collegiate Education, General Education, Cooperation and Transport. He was the District Collector and District Magistrate of Ernakulam(1996-1999), KSEB Chairman(2011) and the Principal Finance Secretary of Kerala(2011-2013). He was Secretary in the departments of Taxes, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy, Planning & Economic Affairs and Transport. In the Government of India, he held the positions of Director in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Power, Cabinet Secretariat and PMO, Hydrocarbons Director General, Central Provident Fund Commissioner of EPFO & Dean, National Academy of Social Security, Chairperson, National Authority of Chemical Weapons and Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat in charge of Coordination and Security. He has been Chairman of KSFE, KSRTC, KINFRA and Director of Several companies including NTPC, Cochin Shipyard, Mangalore, Bongaigaon and Kochi refineries, Kochi and Kannur airports, Kochi Metro, KSIDC, Apollo Tyres etc.


Literary Contributions

Joy Vazhayil has published fourteen poetic works, two novels and four translation works in Malayalam besides writing many articles.


Awards and honors

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S. K. Pottekkatt Sankarankutty Kunjiraman Pottekkatt (14 March 1913 – 6 August 1982) was an Indian writer of Malayalam literature, traveller, and politician from Kerala. Best known for his travelogues, he has authored nearly 60 books, which include 10 novels, ...
Award for the Poetry collection ‘Nimishajalakam’ * Mahakavi Ulloor Award for the Poetry collection ‘Kaanaamara’ * Akshaya Literary Award * Malayali Margazhi Sahitya Puraskaram * Chandrotsavam Puraskaram * Pazhassi Raja Sahityapratibha Puraskaram, 2019 * The research paper, "A framework for equitable apportionment of emission reduction commitments to mitigate global warming" published in the International Journal of Energy Sector Management was the Highly Commended Award Winner of the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2012. * Appreciation award for Anti-tobacco activities in Kerala State by the Regional Cancer Association, 2001. * Hindi Translation of 'Ramanuthapam' by Dr H Balasubrahmanyam won the translation award of the Ministry of Culture, Govt of India.


Research Papers

* Vazhayil, J.P., Balasubramanian., R, 2010. Copenhagen commitments and implications: A comparative analysis of India and China. Energy Policy 38, 7442-7450 * Vazhayil, J.P., Balasubramanian, R., 2013. A Log frame Analysis of India's Climate Change Mitigation Policies and Technology Implications. In Sundaresan, J.; Sreckesh, S.; Ramanathan, A.L.; Sonnenschen, Lenand; Boojh, Ram, Climate Change and Environment, Scientific Publishers, Jodhpur, India. * Vazhayil, J.P., Sharma, V.K., Balasubramanian, R., 2011. A framework for equitable apportionment of emission reduction commitments to mitigate global warming. International Journal of Energy Sector Management 5, 381-406 * Vazhayil, J.P. Balasubramanian, R. 2012. Hierarchical Multi-Objective Optimization of India's Energy Strategy Portfolio for Sustainable Development, International Journal of Energy Sector Management, Vol. 6 Iss: 3,  pp. 301–20 * Vazhayil, J.P., Balasubramanian, R., 2013. Optimization of India's Power Sector Strategies Using Weight Restricted Stochastic Data Envelopment Analysis, Energy Policy, Vol 56, pp. 456–465. * Vazhayil, J.P., Balasubramanian, R., February 2014. Optimization of India's Electricity Generation Portfolio Using Intelligent Pareto-Search Genetic Algorithm, International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 55, 13–20. * Narasimhan, Ravichandran, Vazhayil, J.P., Narayanaswami, Sundaravalli, 2018,.Employees' provident fund organization: Empowering members by digital transformation, DOI: 10.1002/pa.1844 Journal of Public Affairs.


References

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