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Principal Secretary, 
Government of Madhya Pradesh 
Departments of Rural Industries 
Horticulture & Food Processing Industries and 
Managing Director, MP Warehousing & Logistics Corporation, Bhopal

• Secretary, Govt. of M.P. Department of Panchayat & Rural Development and Additional Development Commissioner, Madhya Pradesh – July 2008 – July 2009
  
• Commissioner Jabalpur Division – July 2006 – June 2008
  
• Commissioner Treasuries & Accounts and Finance Secretary, Government of MP – April 2005 to July 2006
  
• Commissioner Industries and Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industries, Government of MP – January 2004 to April 2005
  
• Master in Public Admin. - Syracuse University USA  – August 2002 to March 2004
  
• Managing Director- M.P. State Electronics Development Corporation and Optel Telecommunications Ltd, Bhopal - June - 1999 to August 2002
  
• Managing Director, M.P. State Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd., Bhopal - July 1997 to April 1999
  
• Mission Director Rajeev Gandhi Health and Sanitation Missions and Deputy Secretary Department of Public Health Engineering, Government of M.P. - August 1996 to July 1997
  
• Collector and District Magistrate, Hoshangabad - August 1994 to July 1996.

1. The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

(i) Master of Arts in Public Administration, Class of 2003
(ii) Certificate of Advanced Study - Information Technology and Policy and     Management (ITPM), Class of 2003

2. Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Bangalore, India - Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA), Class of 1984 – Specialization- Finance and Energy Sector Mgmt.

3. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Kanpur, India - Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering, Class of 1981.

• Member Transparency International India
• Member Information and Computing Technology (ICT) Research Group, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, USA- 2002- 2003.
• Senior Member - Computer Society of India, and Chairman, Bhopal Chapter – Computer Society of India 2001-2002 and 2002–2003, Chairman Nominations Committee, Bhopal Chapter 2003 - continuing.
• President, M P State Branch of Youth Hostels Association of India, affiliated to International Youth Hostels Federation 1999- Continuing.
• Chairman, Council of Small Industries Corporation of India [COSICI], the apex body of the Small Scale Industries Corporations of all the States in the country-1998-1999.

• CSI Bhopal Chapter was run by a small group of dedicated professional. Started association with Bhopal chapter in 1999 after getting a posting in Bhopal. Worked for THE betterment of CSI and brought a turnaround in Bhopal Chapter.
• With professional and managerial competence, provided mentoring & support to various committees and sub-committees to organize various events on e regular basis.
• Provided direction and support for creating high visibility and high value to Bhopal chapter of CSI.
• The then Chief Minister of MP Sri Digvijay Singh announced the launch of State IT awards of Rs. 4.00 lacs each year from CSI’s platform during Bhopal chapter’s annual convention. These awards were to be a joint venture of CSI and the State Government.
• Instrumental in bringing MP to the center stage of e-Governance initiatives in the country. Bhopal chapter played an important role in shaping MP’s IT Policy, it’s a key partner in e-Governance projects of the State, leading to this year’s best e-Governed State award being given to MP. CSI’s Bhopal chapter participates in various committees and panels for providing consultation and guidance for various IT related activity in the State.
• During my tenure as Chairman of the chapter Government of MP allotted office premises for the chapter to carry out its activity at a nominal rent.
• A National level event was organized in joint association with NASSCOM to promote IT investment in the state. The program was chaired by the then President of NASSCOM Shri Kiran Karnik.
• The first seminar on Roadmap for e-Governance in the state was organized by CSI, Bhopal Chapter jointly with Department of IT, GoMP which gave momentum to the e- Governance initiatives in the State of MP.

• Child Record Information System (ChRIS, http://www.cris.nic.in) developed in Jabalpur division is the winner of The “Computer Society of India – Nihilent e-Governance Award 2006-07” for “Best e-Governance Project – G2C Rural” at CSI annual convention at Bangalore on 1st December, 2007.
• Child Record Information System (ChRIS, http://www.cris.nic.in ) developed in Jabalpur division got an award of Rs. 100000.00 by Government of MP for “Excellence in e-Governance Initiatives in Madhya Pradesh” as “Best Project for fulfilling the objective of IT for Masses” at Bhopal on 6th June, 2007.
• “Integrated Treasuries Computerization Project & Cyber Treasury” of Finance Department, Government of MP was presented by the Government of India with “Gold Icon” of “National Award for e-Governance” for “Exemplary Horizontal Transfer of ICT based Practice”  during 10th National Conference of e-Governance at Bhopal on 15th February, 2007
• State Governor’s appreciation for organizing Madhya Pradesh State Government’s pavilion winning Gold Medal for State Government during India international Trade Fair – 1998.
• Letter of appreciation by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for outstanding work done under Total Literacy Campaign in Hoshagabad district.
• Special commendation from the Government of India for outstanding work in the field of household savings by women.
• State Governor's special award and trophies for commendable services to the Indian Red Cross Society in 1995 and 1996 and nomination to the state level executive committee of the state branch of Red Cross Society.
• Recognition for outstanding contribution and all round performance by Housing and Urban Development Corporation of India (HUDCO) for planning and starting a building center at Hoshangabad, to promote low cost housing and building technology.

• Participated in the PREM - Public Sector Group and ISG Workshop on E-Government: Impact on Transparency and Anti-Corruption- January 28th, 2003, World Bank, Washington, DC.  
• “ICT- Human Development Interface: Charting the Growth Path in Madhya Pradesh”- ASCI Journal of Management- special issue on IT Policies- co-edited by Prof. Kenneth Keniston, Director-MIT India Program, U.S.A.
• “International Conference & Exhibition on Remote Sensing, Geographical Information System & Global Positioning System in Human Settlement Planning”- January 2002-New Delhi.
• 89th Indian Science Congress - Lucknow – January 2002- guest speaker presented paper and delivered talk on “e-Governance – Enabling ICT for Masses”.
• “Round Table Conference on IT in Governance” – special invitee- Economist Intelligence Unit (a subsidiary of Economist News Paper, U.K.) in association with Ministry of Information Technology, Government of India – for years 2001 & March 2002.
• Annual Convention of Computer Society of India – Kolkata – November 2001 – participation as speaker and panelist.
• Gartner India Summit – “Exploiting IT for Business Transformation”- participated and talked on behalf of Madhya Pradesh State - New Delhi - August 2001.
• “Convergence of Technologies and its Applications for e-Governance” – key note address- seminar- Computer Society of India, Bhopal – December 2000.
• Seminar on Public Distribution Systems –Asian Productivity Organization, Japan- Seoul, South Korea  - one week – July, 1988.
• “Information Technology in M.P. - Current Status and Opportunities”- presentation- state level convention of industrialists from I.T. industries at Indore, December 2000.
• “I.C.T. Applications in Government” – sessions for probationers and in-service trainees- National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie– December 2000.
• “IT Enabled Services – Global Opportunities and Roadmap for Madhya Pradesh” – paper and talk in the seminar organized by Confederation of Indian Industry- Indore – December 2000.