Thiruvananthapuram: Dr Vishwas Mehta on Monday took charge as Kerala’s new Chief Secretary suceeeding Tom Jose at the Secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram.
The 1986 batch Rajasthan cadre officer is the state’s 46th chief secretary.
Apart from being the Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Mehta had also served the state and Central governments in various capacities, including Collector of Wayanad and Idukki districts and Joint secretary in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Tourism Director in the Ministry of Tourism and Culture.
