Yogendra Narain
Yogendra Narain | |
|---|---|
Water Resources Secretary of India | |
| In office 1 April 1997 – 1 April 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 May 1942 British India (now Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Occupation | Retired IAS officer |
| Awards | Dean Paul H. Appleby Award (2017) |
Yogendra Narain (born 26 June 1942) is a 1965 batch retired
Surface Transport Secretary of India. He is the current Chancellor of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University (HNBGU) situated in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttrakhand. From 2007 to 2017, he was serving as Director at Reliance Power and Reliance Infrastructure
.
Education
Yogendra Narain holds a diploma in Development Economics.[1][2][3] He is also a graduate (BSc) in Physical Chemistry and a postgraduate (MA) in Political Science.[1][2][3] He also holds MPhil and PhD degrees.[1][2][3]
Career
Yogendra Narain served in various key positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh,
Surface Transport Secretary
Narain was appointed as the
Union Surface Transport Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC),[1][2][3] he assumed the office on 1 April 1997 and demitted it on 1 April 1998.[1][2][3]
Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh
Narain was appointed as the
Chief Secretary on 2 April 1998 and demitted it on 20 October 2000,[1][2][3] serving as the state's top bureaucrat for more than two years.[1][2][3]
Defence Secretary
Narain was appointed as the Union Defence Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet,[1][2][3][4] he assumed the office on 20 October 2000 and demitted it on 30 June 2002.[1][2][3][4]
Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha
Narain was appointed as the
ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha,[1][2][3][5][6] he assumed the office of 1 September 2002 and demitted it on 14 September 2007.[1][2][3][5][6]
Awards
- Dean Paul H. Appleby Award – given for distinguished civil service.[3][7][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Yogendra Narain – Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF SECRETARIES – GENERAL" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Chauhan, Prerit (20 October 2017). "Paul H. Appleby Award To Dr. Yogendra Narain". Ten News. New Delhi. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Yogendra Narain, new Defence Secretary". The Hindu. New Delhi. 9 October 2000. Retrieved 13 January 2018.[dead link]
- ^ a b "FORMER SECRETARIES-GENERAL OF THE RAJYA SABHA". Rajya Sabha. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ a b "RETIREMENT OF DR. YOGENDRA NARAIN AS SECRETARYGENERAL, RAJYA SABHA" (PDF). Rajya Sabha. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Yogendra Narain conferred Paul H Appleby Award". Hindustan Times. Lucknow. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Yogendra Narain conferred Paul H Appleby Award". Hindustan Times. Lucknow. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via HT Syndications.