Annies Kanmani Joy | |
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Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu District | |
Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39) Pampakuda, Ernakulam district, Kerala |
Alma mater |
Trivandrum Medical College (B.Sc Nursing) Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (M.P.Adm) |
Annies Kanmani Joy is an Indian administrator and former nurse who is serving as the deputy commissioner of the Kodagu district in Karnataka. She attained national recognition during the COVID-19 pandemic and is credited for containing the transmission of the virus in her district. [1]
Annies Kanmani Joy was born in the village of Pampakuda in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, to Leela and Parappalil Joy who were farmers. [2] [3] In her early years she had intended to become a doctor and sat for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) examination. [3] She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the in 2009 and entered into a one-year internship at the Trivandrum Medical College. [2] [4] In 2010, she gave the Civil Services Examination for the first time, received a rank of 580 and began training for the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) at Faridabad, Haryana. [4] In 2012, she attempted the services examination for a second time and was able to secure a rank of 65 which enabled her to join the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). [3] [4] For the examinations, she had also opted for psychology and Malayalam literature as her optional subjects. [2]
In the Indian Administrative Service, she was posted as an assistant commissioner at Bidar, Karnataka and then as a civil servant at the Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi. [1] Following which she was posted as the chief executive officer in the Zilla Panchayat in Tumakuru, Karnataka. [1] [5] In 2019, she was transferred and promoted as the deputy commissioner of the Kodagu district in Karnataka. [5] In March 2020, with the first reported instances of the COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka, Joy had imposed an early lockdown in the district and shut down tourist spots much before the imposition of a national lockdown. [1] During the pandemic, the district had strict containment protocols and emerged as one of the few where no cases were reported for a period of 28 consecutive days. [5] [6] She was credited for a successful break in transmission in the district and received national recognition as a result. [5]
Annies Kanmani Joy | |
---|---|
Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu District | |
Assumed office 1 February 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39) Pampakuda, Ernakulam district, Kerala |
Alma mater |
Trivandrum Medical College (B.Sc Nursing) Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (M.P.Adm) |
Annies Kanmani Joy is an Indian administrator and former nurse who is serving as the deputy commissioner of the Kodagu district in Karnataka. She attained national recognition during the COVID-19 pandemic and is credited for containing the transmission of the virus in her district. [1]
Annies Kanmani Joy was born in the village of Pampakuda in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, to Leela and Parappalil Joy who were farmers. [2] [3] In her early years she had intended to become a doctor and sat for the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) examination. [3] She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the in 2009 and entered into a one-year internship at the Trivandrum Medical College. [2] [4] In 2010, she gave the Civil Services Examination for the first time, received a rank of 580 and began training for the Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) at Faridabad, Haryana. [4] In 2012, she attempted the services examination for a second time and was able to secure a rank of 65 which enabled her to join the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). [3] [4] For the examinations, she had also opted for psychology and Malayalam literature as her optional subjects. [2]
In the Indian Administrative Service, she was posted as an assistant commissioner at Bidar, Karnataka and then as a civil servant at the Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi. [1] Following which she was posted as the chief executive officer in the Zilla Panchayat in Tumakuru, Karnataka. [1] [5] In 2019, she was transferred and promoted as the deputy commissioner of the Kodagu district in Karnataka. [5] In March 2020, with the first reported instances of the COVID-19 pandemic in Karnataka, Joy had imposed an early lockdown in the district and shut down tourist spots much before the imposition of a national lockdown. [1] During the pandemic, the district had strict containment protocols and emerged as one of the few where no cases were reported for a period of 28 consecutive days. [5] [6] She was credited for a successful break in transmission in the district and received national recognition as a result. [5]