Kayyalathu Thomas Chacko (born 29 October 1947) is a retired

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 ...

officer who held several public offices in the Government of India. He was appointed Directorate General of Foreign Trade from 2004 to 2006 and he also served as Director

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is a public business school headquartered in New Delhi, Delhi, India. It has been proposed to be declared as an Institute of National Importance by the Government of India. Established in 1963, it ...

from 2007 to 2012. He is widely known for his commitment to increasing India's participation and role in the global economy.

Early life and education

K.T. Chacko was born on October 29, 1947, to the Kayyalathu house, a Syrian Orthodox Christian family, the youngest of four children, in

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District,

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. He studied at the

University College Trivandrum University College, Thiruvananthapuram, often abbreviated as UCT, is a public college situated in Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, India. Established in 1866, it is one of the oldest colleges in Kerala. The college has been accorded "College with Pot ...

where he did his Masters in Economics, obtaining the 1st Rank in the University and in the State and was awarded 3 Gold Medals for meritorious achievements. He then went to study at

John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government, commonly referred to as Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), is the school of public policy of Harvard University, a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard Kennedy School offers master's de ...

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on Edward S. Mason Fellowship where he earned a master's degree in public administration (Class of 1984).

Career in the Government of India

K.T. Chacko joined the

Indian Police Service The Indian Police Service (IPS) is a civil service under the All India Services. It replaced the Indian Imperial Police in 1948, a year after India became Partition of India, independent from the British Empire. Along with the Indian Admini ...

in 1971. He wrote the civil service exam again next year and was accepted into the

. He joined the IAS as a trainee in 1973. As an officer of the

he served for over 33 years in executive, secretarial and Policy making assignments. During his career as an IAS officer, he spent 13 years of service in the Govt of India and served the State Govt of Madhya Pradesh for 20 years. Some of the key positions/assignments he held.

References

External links

Thehindubusinessline.in

Investing.businessweek.com
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