Vishwas Mehta (born 19 February 1961) is a senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Kerala who retired as the Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala. A native of Rajasthan, he is currently serving as the Chief Information Commissioner of Kerala.[1]
Vishwas Mehta | |
|---|---|
| Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala | |
| In office June 2020 – February 2021 | |
| Governor | Arif Mohammed Khan |
| Chief Minister | Pinarayi Vijayan |
| Preceded by | Tom Jose IAS |
| Succeeded by | Dr. V. P. Joy IAS |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1961 Dungarpur, Rajasthan |
Career
editMehta belongs to 1986 batch of IAS. He began his civil service career as assistant collector of Kollam and Wayanad. Mehta took over as Deputy Secretary in the Revenue Department in 1991 and in 1992 he became Managing Director of the Kerala State Cooperative Rubber Marketing Federation. He had also served as District Collector of Idukki and Wayanad and as Managing Director of Milma. He also served as Principal Secretary in Revenue and Health Department, Additional Chief Secretary in Revenue, Economic Affairs and Housing.[2][3] Before appointed as Chief Secretary of Kerala, he was Home Secretary.[4] He served as the Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala during the period June 2020 to February 2021.[5] After retirement, he was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner of Kerala.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Vishwas Mehta new CIC of Kerala". The Sen Times. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ Correspondent, Special (2020-05-27). "Vishwas Mehta is new Chief Secretary". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Sebastian, Shevlin. "Vishwas Mehta talks about the four M's to Kerala's success". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Vishwas Mehta likely to be next chief secretary of Kerala - The New Indian Express". www.newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "VP Joy takes charge as Kerala's new Chief Secretary". www.keralakaumudi.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Vishwas Mehta to be appointed as Chief Information Commissioner". www.keralakaumudi.com. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ ANI [@ANI] (1 March 2021). "Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan today administered the oath of office to Dr Vishwas Mehta, who has been appointed as Chief Information Commissioner, Kerala State Information Commission https://t.co/vG6DzJtpxl" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2022 – via Twitter.