Durga Shanker Mishra
Durga Shanker Mishra | |
|---|---|
| Durgā Śaṃkara Miśrā | |
| File:Sri Durga Shanker Mishra, Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh.jpg | |
| Chief Secretary Government of Uttar Pradesh | |
| Assumed office 30 December 2021 | |
| Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary of India | |
| In office 21 June 2017 – 29 Dec 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Gauba |
| Succeeded by | Manoj Joshi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1961 Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India[1] |
| Alma mater | IIT Kanpur University of Western Sydney International Institute of Social Studies |
| Occupation | IAS officer |
Durga Shanker Mishra (IAST: Durgā Śaṃkara Miśrā) (born 4 December 1961) is a 1984 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre. He is the current Chief Secretary to Government of Uttar Pradesh. He was Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary and Chairman of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation.[2][3]
Education
Mishra is graduate (BTech) in electrical engineering from IIT Kanpur.[4][5] He's also holds a MBA degree in international business from the University of Western Sydney.[4][5] Mishra also holds a postgraduate diploma in public policy from International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague.[4][5] In addition, Mishra holds a postgraduate diploma in human resource management.[4][5]
Career
Mishra has served in various key positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh during his career, like as Principal Secretary (Appointment and Personnel), Secretary (Tax and Registration), Secretary (Health and Family Welfare), managing director of Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Caste Finance and Development Corporation (SDCFC), district magistrate and collector of Agra and Sonbhadra districts, Vice Chairman of Kanpur Development Authority and as the municipal commissioner of Kanpur in the Uttar Pradesh government,[4][5] and as the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary, additional secretary in the Ministry of Urban Development, joint secretary in the Ministry of Mines, joint secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and as the chief vigilance officer of the Airports Authority of India in the Indian government.[4][5]
Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary
Durga Shanker Mishra was appointed as the Union Housing and Urban Affairs Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet,[5][6][7][8][9] he assumed the office of Secretary on 21 June 2017.[4]
References
- ^ "Gradation list of Uttar Pradesh Cadre IAS officers - 2016" (PDF). Department of Appointment and Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
- ^ "Stocks". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. | Advertisement". www.delhimetrorail.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Durga Shanker Mishra - Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Sen, Manish (23 June 2017). "D S Mishra Takes Charge As Union Urban Development Secretary". The Sen Times. New Delhi. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Durga Shanker Mishra appointed Urban Development Secretary". EGov. ELets. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Ahuja, Rajesh (21 June 2017). "Urban development secretary Rajiv Gauba to be next home secretary". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Secretary-level bureaucratic reshuffle: Rajiv Gauba to replace Rajiv Mehrishi as Union Home Secretary". The Indian Express. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Rajiv Gauba replaces Rajiv Mehrishi as home secretary". The Times of India. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2019.