CURRICULUM VITAE
Educational Qualification
1) Graduated from Delhi University in 1965
2) Post-Graduation: National Defence College, Delhi,
1985 (National Security Issues)
3)Post-Graduation: Reading University, U.K., 1988-89
(Agriculture and Food Production)
Service
1) He joined Indian Army in June, 1965 and was
commissioned in the Regiment of Artillery as a
Second Lieutenant till April, 1966 and also served
as a Captain in July, 1971in NEFA (now Arunachal
Pradesh) and Assam.
2) He took part in the early operations of
Bangladesh War (February to July, 1971) in Sylhet
Sector and assisted the Mukti Bahini in the
Liberation effort.
3) He joined Indian Administrative Service in July
1971.
Political Life
1) He was District Magistrate Aizawl (Mizoram)and
also concurrently Addl. Sessions Judge/District &
Sessions Judge during that time tried several
critical and important
insurgency/assassination/murder cases; many of them
ended in conviction. He also served in Mizoram from
mid 1973 to late 1976.
2) He was Secretary to Lt. Governor, Delhi
(1978-79).
3) He was Director of Tea Board of India, Sydney,
Australia (1979-83) and served the responsibility of
Indian tea promotion in the Pacific countries
(Ministry of Commerce).
4) He was the Chief of Merchandizing Division in
Trade Development Authority, Ministry of Commerce
(1983-84). and concurrently held charge of the
Managing Director, PSU, Model Food Industries for a
long period
5) He was Managing Director of Goa Tourism and
Development Commissioner, Goa (1986-87)
6) He served as Joint Secretary to the Government of
India and Ministry of Food and Civil Supplies
(1987-88)
7) He was also Tourism Advisor with Commonwealth
Secretariat, London with responsibility of tourism
development in Caribbean countries (1989-93)
8) He was Advisor to the Governor of
Punjab/Administrator, Union Territory of Chandigarh
(1993-95).
9) He was the Commissioner of Municipal Corporation
of Delhi (1996-2000) , held concurrent charge of
General Manager, Delhi Electric Supply
Undertaking/Chairman, Delhi Vidyut (Electricity)
Board and also looked after the Delhi Jal Board
(then Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal
Undertaking for a long period.
10) He was the Additional Secretary of Ministry of
Commerce in Government of India (2000-01)
11) He was the Director General of Tourism in
Government of India (2001-2002)
12) He was the Secretary of Ministry of Steel in
Government of India (2003).
13) He served as Special Secretary of Ministry of
Environment & Forests in Government of India
(2002-2003).
14) He was also Secretary in Ministry of Water
Resources (2003-05)and concurrently held the charge
of Secretary in Department of Drinking Water Supply
under Ministry of Rural Development also for a long
period
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