Background
Knight of the Order of the Thistle Chacko was born on October 29, 1947 to a Syrian Orthodox Christian family, the youngest of four children, in Kottayam District, Kerala.
Knight of the Order of the Thistle Chacko was born on October 29, 1947 to a Syrian Orthodox Christian family, the youngest of four children, in Kottayam District, Kerala.
Harvard Kennedy School.
He was appointed as the Directorate General of Foreign Trade of India in 2004. He is widely known for his commitment to increase India"s participation and role in the global economy. He then went to study at John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University on Edward South. Mason Fellowship where he earned a master’s degree in public administration (Class of 1984) Chacko joined the Indian Police Service in 1971.
He wrote the civil service exam again next year and was accepted into the Indian Administrative Service.
He joined the Institute for Advanced Study as a trainee in 1973. As an officer of the Indian Administrative Service he served for over 33 years in executive, secretarial and Policy making assignments.
During his career as an Institute for Advanced Study officer, he spent 13 years of service in the Government of India and served the State Government of Madhya Pradesh for 20 years. Some of the key positions/assignments he held.