| Office | Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu District
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| Born | Template:Birth based on age as of date |
| Born | Pampakuda, Ernakulam district, Kerala
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| Alma mater | Trivandrum Medical College (B.Sc Nursing) Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (M.P.Adm)
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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]
Biography
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 a 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 'It isn't me': Kodagu DC on viral video claiming she was felicitated for COVID-19 work, Bhat, Prajwal. The News Minute(2020-10-27). Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 She nurses and fulfils dream of a career in IAS. The Hindu(2012-05-07). Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 A Farmer's Daughter, IAS Annies Kanmani Joy Leads COVID-19 Fight In Karnataka's Kodagu, Das, Ria. SheThePeople(2020-06-12). Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 This Kerala nurse qualified for the IAS, Gill, Avleen. NDTV(15 May 2012). Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 A Farmer's Daughter IAS Annies Kanmani Joy-the DC of Kodagu Dist a True Covid-19 Warrior!, Dsouza, Alfie. Mangalorean(2020-10-27). Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ↑ Meet 6 Women IAS Officers Leading The Fight Against COVID-19, Sachdev, Geetika. Makers India. Yahoo! News(23 July 2020). Retrieved 2020-11-15.