Shri K. John Koshy, I.A.S,Additional Chief Secretary & Director,ATI
Academic background
MA in English Literature (Kerala University), MA in
Sociology (Annamalai University), Diploma in Public Administration
(Institut Internationale d' Administration Publique, Paris)
Professional background:
Joined Indian Administrative Service in 1975. Previous assignments include Additional Chief Secretary, School Education, Additional Chief Secretary and Commissioner Food, Principal Secretary, Water Resource Investigation and Development, Principal Secretary, Mass Education, Secretary, State Election Commission, Commissioner of Family Welfare as well as an earlier stint as Director of ATI. Also worked as Project Coordinator of India Population Project IV, Project Manager of Calcutta Environment Management Strategy and Action Plan (CEMSAP), Project Director, West Bengal Reproductive and Child Health Project and as a consultant to Department for International Development (DFID), UK.
Participated in several training programmes and work shops in India and abroad.
Areas of interest:
Governance, Participatory Processes, Social Sector Policies and Programmes, apart from literature, history and religion.