Manoj Kumar Singh (civil servant)
Manoj Kumar Chauhan | |
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| Director, Agricultural Marketing and Foreign Trade | |
| In office 29 July 2020 – Incumbent | |
| Preceded by | Mamta Yadav |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manoj Kumar Singh 23 May 1967 Sharif Nagar, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Spouse |
Aakaanksha Singh (m. 1997) |
| Alma mater | K.G.K Inter College and Allahabad University |
Manoj Kumar Chauhan is an IAS officer who is currently posted as Director, Agricultural Marketing and Foreign Trade in Government of Uttar Pradesh.
Early life and education
He was born as Manoj Kumar Singh to Digvijay Singh and Kela Devi. He hail from very humble background of agriculturist. He completed his primary education from primary school in his own village Sharifnagar of Thakurdwara Tehsil. Later he studied in Bijnor till class XII. He did B.A and L.L.B in K.G.K Inter College and Allahabad University.
Career
In 1997, he got selected as PCS officer after attaining 8th rank all over Uttar Pradesh and was promoted as 2012 batch IAS officer in 2019. He first joined as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Udham Singh Nagar district now in Uttarakhand. After Uttarakhand broke from Uttar Pradesh in 2000, he choose his home state Uttar Pradesh to be posted in.
Registrar of Chaudhary Charan Singh University
He was posted as Registrar at Chaudhary Charan Singh University in 2014 by the state government.[1] After few months of his joining, he was at loggerhead with the University's Vice Chancellor, Vikram Chandra Goel a former DG rank IPS officer. VC relieved him from his post without getting any order from the state government. Later the government objected to it and ordered him to take back relieving order as it was out of his jurisdiction to do so. He replied that being a state university's VC he has autonomy from government and they can refer the matter to Chancellor/Governor of state. This tussle made students protest in the campus.[2][3]
Later the Registrar appealed his decision to High Court where High Court reject VC's judgement and ordered Registrar to continue his duties.[4] VC then appealed to Supreme Court but couldn't get favourable judgement.[5] Later Governor sacked VC and state government transferred Registrar as Joint Commissioner at UP Housing Development Board in Meerut. [6]
Personal life
Married to the renowned writer Aakaanksha Singh in the year 1997, they have two children Pradyumna Singh and Meenakshi Singh. Currently, they are residing in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Posts held
| Sr. No. | From | To | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 December 1997 | 28 February 1998 | Probationer at UP ATI, Nainital |
| 2 | 1 March 1998 | 7 November 1998 | SDM, Bijnor |
| 3 | 8 November 1998 | 25 August 2000 | SDM, Udham Singh Nagar |
| 4 | 26 August 2000 | 14 June 2005 | SDM, Bijnor |
| 5 | 15 June 2005 | 2 July 2007 | SDM, Bulandshahr |
| 6 | 3 July 2007 | 18 February 2009 | SDM, Hathras |
| 7 | 19 February 2009 | 12 December 2009 | OSD, Aligarh Development Authority |
| 8 | 13 December 2009 | 15 July 2011 | City Magistrate, Bareilly |
| 9 | 16 July 2011 | 19 April 2012 | City Magistrate, Prayagraj |
| 10 | 20 April 2012 | 14 May 2013 | ADM-E, Muzaffarnagar |
| 11 | 15 May 2013 | 27 February 2014 | Secretary, Muzaffarnagar Development Authority |
| 12 | 28 February 2014 | 28 July 2015 | Registrar, CCS University |
| 13 | 29 July 2015 | 20 September 2015 | Joint Housing Commissioner, Meerut Zone |
| 14 | 21 September 2015 | 27 May 2017 | ADM-E, Muzaffarnagar |
| 15 | 28 May 2017 | 27 June 2019 | Municipal Commissioner, Meerut |
| 16 | 27 June 2019 | 14 July 2020 | Municipal Commissioner, Jhansi |
| 17 | 29 July 2020 | Incumbent | Director, Agriculture Marketing & Foreign Trade |
See also
References
- ^ "Manoj Kumar Chauhan Vs State of UP and others". 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Meerut Police Clash With Dozens of Protesting Chaudhary Charan Singh University Students". NDTV. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Meerut varsity imbroglio: HC quashes V-C's order "relieving"". Business Standard. 18 March 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Will quit if registrar works: CCSU VC". The Times of India. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "Allow CCSU registrar to resume work, SC tells varsity VC". The Times of India. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
- ^ "NK Taneja new CCSU VC". The Times of India. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.