Utpal Kumar Singh | |
|---|---|
| Secretary General of the Lok Sabha | |
| Assumed office 30 November 2020 | |
| Speaker | Om Birla |
| Preceded by | Snehlata Shrivastava |
| Secretary of Lok Sabha Secretariat | |
| In office 1 September 2020 – 30 November 2020 | |
| Secretary General | Snehlata Shrivastava |
| Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand | |
| In office 25 October 2017 – 31 July 2020 | |
| Governor | Baby Rani Maurya (from August 2018) Krishan Kant Paul (till August 2018) |
| Preceded by | S. Ramaswamy |
| Succeeded by | Om Prakash Singh |
| Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | |
| In office 1 May 2012 – 17 July 2016 | |
| Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare | |
| In office 18 July 2016 – 24 October 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1960 Bokaro Thermal, Bihar, India |
| Spouse | Nipunika Singh |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Braj Kishore Singh (father) Annapurna Singh (mother) |
| Alma mater | Kirori Mal College Delhi University International Institute of Social Studies |
| Occupation | Civil servant |
Utpal Kumar Singh (born 29 July 1960[1][2]) is an Indian bureaucrat and retired IAS officer of Uttarakhand cadre[3] who is currently serving as the Secretary General of the Lok Sabha since 30 November 2020.[4][5]
Early life
[edit]Singh was born to Braj Kishore Singh and Annapurna singh in 1960.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Singh was married to Nipunika Singh and his family have 1 children.[1]
Education
[edit]Singh completed his master's degree in B.A (hons), M.A (History) from Kirori Mal College Delhi University and International Institute of Social Studies. He subsequently received a M.A in Public Policy and Management from a university in The Hague, Netherlands.[1]
Career
[edit]Mr. Singh has also held several important positions at the center, including Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.[6][7]
During his tenure as Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand (2017–2020), Singh worked alongside several senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including Vinod Prasad Raturi, who held the position of Revenue Secretary at that time[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "SHRI UTPAL KUMAR SINGH SECRETARY-GENERAL LOK" (PDF).
- ^ "Retired IAS officer Utpal Kumar Singh बिहार के जमुई के रहने वाले हैं।". patrika.com.
- ^ "Retired IAS officer Utpal Kumar Singh appointed Secretary-General of Lok Sabha". India Today.
- ^ "LS Secretary General Utpal Singh gets one year extension". ET Government.
- ^ "Senior IAS Officer Utpal Kumar Singh Appointed Lok Sabha Secretary General". ndtv.com.
- ^ "Former Chief Secretary Of Uttarakhand Named Secretary Lok Sabha". Times of India.
- ^ "Utpal Kumar Singh appointed Lok Sabha Secretary General". tribuneindia.com.
- ^ https://www.newspost.live/en/en/cs-for-clearing-pending-cases-of-forest-rights/