Veteran IAS officer A. Jayathilak is all set to succeed Sarada Muralidharan as the next Chief Secretary of Kerala. A member of the 1991 IAS batch, Jayathilak brings with him decades of administrative experience along with a postgraduate degree in medicine — a rare blend in governance.Currently positioned to assume the state’s top bureaucratic role, Jayathilak is expected to serve until his scheduled retirement in June 2026.His appointment signals continuity in leadership, as well as a steady hand guiding Kerala’s administrative machinery in the coming years.