Pranjal Yadav
Pranjal Yadav | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Education | B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering |
| Alma mater | IIT Roorkee |
| Occupation(s) | Special Secretary, National Integration Department, Govt. of U.P. Special Secretary, Medical, Health & Family Welfare Deptt. + Additional Mission Director, NHM, UP LUCKNOW |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | Government of India |
| Organization | Indian Administrative Service officer |
Pranjal Yadav, is an Indian Administrative Services officer[1] who is the Special Secretary at the National Integration Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Education
He completed his B.Tech in mechanical engineering from IIT-Roorkey before getting into IAS in 2006.[3]
Career
In June 2007, he started his career as an assistant collector in Allahabad district and then went next to Siddharth Nagar sub-division as a joint collector.[4] He was the Azamgarh DM before he was transferred to Varanasi. Yadav was appointed on 3 February 2013 in Kashi[5]. He has worked against illegal occupation on the streets and for the protection of the Ganga river's historical Ghats.[6]
References
- ^ "'Tough' Varanasi DM in his toughest job". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Pranjal Yadav". Department of Appointment and Personnel Govt. of Uttar.
- ^ "Who is Pranjal Yadav, the IAS officer who nixed Modi's Varanasi rally?". Firstpost.
- ^ "Pranjal Yadav: DM who eased Varanasi's traffic problems". The Economic Times.
- ^ "वाराणसी में पॉप्युलर हैं प्रांजल यादव". Navbharat Times.
- ^ "The IIT-groomed babu who said 'no' to Modi". The Times of India.