After completing studies, He had joined Indian Administrative Service [IAS], which is the premier Civil Service of India in
1981. As part of this service, he had held various assignments starting from District level to State level and also up-to Federal level.
The experience of 23 years of serving the Government functions at various levels and in various fields has given him a diverse exposure to the skills required in handling these jobs.
At Present:
Non-executive Chairman of
Bank of Baroda
Chancellor of
Central University of Gujarat.
He serves as a
Member of Board of Governors of
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Member of Board of Governors of
Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar.
He serves as Vice President in
Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI)
Retired on 30th November, 2018
As Union
Finance Secretary &
Revenue Secretary in Government of India.
From November, 2014 till August, 2015
Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
As Secretary, Financial Services, he was credited with many new strategies for banking reforms such as
Gyan Sangam and
Indra Dhanush as well as social security schemes of
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna,
Jivan Jyoti Bima Yojna and
Atal Pension Yojna, as also for the scheme of micro-financing of
Mudra.
2013-2014:
Additional Chief Secretary (Finance), Gujarat,
2008-2013
Principal Secretary,
Education Department,Gujarat and holding overall Charge except Primary Education.
10/05/2004 to 30/06/2006
He was
Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Gujarat till 30th of June, 2006.
Subsequently He was the
Director General of Sadar Patel Institute of Public Administration (SPIPA) and Managing Director, Gujarat State Financial Services Ltd. (GSFSL).
He was a Member of the Governing Board of
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA).
He was also a Member of the Board of:
Directors of
Sadar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd (SSNNL)
Gujarat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.(GSPCL)
Gujarat Petronet Ltd. and Petronet LNG Ltd.
28.05.2003 to 14.12.2003:
He had held the charge of
Vice Chairman & Managing Director of Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation.
GIDC is the Government Company dealing in industrial infrastructure with an asset size of Rs.1000 crores.
By virtue of this position, He was on the Board of Directors of –
- Gujarat Informatics Ltd.
- Gujarat State Financial Services Ltd.
- Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.
- Gujarat Pollution Control Board.
- Gujarat Venture Finance Ltd.
He was also
Chairman of Effluent Channel Project Ltd. Baroda and Bharuch Eco Aqua Infrastructure Ltd.
17.10.2001 to 31.05.2002:
He had held the post of
Industries Commissioner, State of Gujarat.
The responsibilities in this job include promotion of new industrial investment in the State of Gujarat, coordination with all concerned Departments of Government of Gujarat for the purpose of maintaining competitiveness of the existing industry.
By virtue of this position, He was the
Chairman of Industrial Extension Bureau – an autonomous agency for investment promotion; Chairman of Alcock Ashdown (Guj) Limited – a Ship building Company fully owned by Government of Gujarat with an annual turn over of Rs. 30 Crores;
and
Chairman of the
Centre for Entrepreneurship Development – an autonomous institution for promotion of training in the area of entrepreneurship. Also in the capacity as Industries Commissioner,
He had represented the Government on the Board of Directors of :
1. Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation.
2. Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Company Limited.
3. Gujarat State Financial Corporation.
4. Gujarat State Export Corporation Ltd.
5. Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd.
6. Gujarat Growth Centre Development Corporation Ltd.
7. Gujarat Port Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
8. Gujarat Industrial & Technical Consultancy Orgn. Ltd.
06-07-2000 to 16.10.2001:
He had held the position of
Managing Director, Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation Limited [GIIC], which is a Company, wholly owned by Government of Gujarat, engaged in the activity of term lending and equity support to medium and large scale industrial and infrastructure projects, in the State of Gujarat. This Company has staff strength of 200 and an asset block of Rs. 10 Billion.
By virtue of this position, he had also held the position,
Chairman of Gujarat Venture Finance Limited [GVFL], which is a Company managing four venture funds amounting to Rs. 1 Billion.
Also, by virtue of this position, he was on the Board of Directors of the following Companies:
01 Gujarat Lease Financing Ltd., Lease Finance
02 Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. Mfg. of Soda Ash
03 Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Limited Mfg. of Soda Ash and Chlorine
04 Sabero Organics Limited Mfg. of Agro Chemical Insecticides.
05 Gujarat Chemical Port Terminal Co. Ltd., Handling & Storage of Petrochemicals.
06 Welspun Gujarat Stahl Rohren Ltd. Mfg. of Saw Pipe & Spiral Pipe
07 Gujarat State Investments Ltd. Investment Company
08 Infrastructure Finance Co. Gujarat Ltd. Infrastructure Financing
27.06.1999 to 06.07.2000:
Secretary [Economic Affairs], Finance Department, Government of Gujarat.
Nature of duties:
1. Policy formulation for raising tax and non-tax revenues for the State;
2. Budget formulation and management; and
3. Raising resources through Externally Aided Projects.
Highlights of experience.
ï‚· During this period, he was closely monitoring the fiscal reform measures undertaken by the State under the Asian Development Bank conditionalities.
ï‚· Got projects worth
US $ 2 billion prepared by various Departments for funding as externally aided projects.
ï‚· He was a
Member-Secretary of State Public Finance Reform Committee
(SPFRC) under the Chairmanship of eminent economist,
Prof. Manu Shroff.
ï‚· The beginning of e-governance was made by computerization of budget making as well as computerization of treasury and pension offices.
15.03.1994 to 14.03.1999:
Director, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion,
Ministry of Industry, Government of India, New Delhi.
Nature of duties:
1. Policy for Infrastructure Development.
2. Promotion of FDI and domestic investment policy for Cement Industry.
Highlights of experience:
ï‚· During his five-year tenure in the Ministry of Industry, handled investment promotion activities for foreign direct investment in the industrial and infrastructure sectors. He had interacted with a number of delegations coming from other countries and also made presentations to delegations outside the country.
ï‚· Initiated policy measures for the growth of cement industry in the country.
ï‚· Looked after the work relating to coordination with UNIDO and participated in
policy level meetings in UNIDO Headquarters in
Vienna, Austria, including General Board and industrial Development Board.
ï‚· Offered consultancies for
promoting joint ventures between India and Austria through the office of IPS Vienna, UNIDO.
ï‚· Prepared a policy for private sector participation in Industrial Model Town in India.
ï‚· In international co-operation, participated in the
joint commission meetings between India and other countries
08.06.1992 to 14.03.1994:
Additional Industries Commissioner & Member-Secretary, High Level
Committee for Speedy Industrial Development of
Saurashtra-Kutch,
Industries Commissionerate of Industries. Government of Gujarat.
Nature of duties:
1. Policy formulation on the strategy for industrial development of Backward region of Saurashtra &
Kutch, a Western portion of India consisting of
7 Districts with population of
12.3 million.
2. Field supervision and monitoring of industrial incentive schemes for District Industries Centres.
3. Co-ordinating the work of high-class infrastructure for industries
April 1990 to May 1992:
Collector & District Magistrate, Bhavnagar / Surat,Government of Gujarat.
Nature of duties:
1. Head of the whole of civil administration of the District of Bhavnagar with population of 1.5 million.
2. Chairman of the Executive Committee of District Industries Centre, which is the main agency responsible for industrial development of a district.
3. Micro-level planning as Member Secretary of District Planning Board.
4. Responsible for development of industries in the District.
April 1988 to April 1990:
Addl. Rural Development Commissioner, Government of Gujarat.
Nature of duties:
1. Second in command in the rural development administration of Gujarat State with population of 41.31 million.
2. Planning, implementation and monitoring of anti-poverty programme and employment generation programmes for Rural areas.
April 1985 to March 1988:
District Development Officer and Member Secretary of District Panchayat,Junagadh,Government of Gujarat.
Nature of duties:
1. Head of the development administration of the District with population of 1.8 million.
2. Implementation and supervision of projects like rural road, rural health, minor irrigation, adult education, etc.,
3. Promotion of NGOs working for rural development
