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Ashish Kumar Singh is an officer of Indian Administrative Services (IAS) from 1988.[1] He served as Additional Chief Secretary of Finance Department (A&T),[2] with additional charge of Skill, Entrepreneurship, Employment, and Innovation Department in 2023. Singh is set to be superannuated by the end of 2023. His career of 35 years with various responsibilities ranging from District Magistrate to Secretary at Prime Minister's Office to Additional Chief Secretary, Maharashtra.
Early life and education edit
Singh holds a Masters degree in Arts, specializing in Economics, obtained from Allahabad University in 1986. Later, in 2007, he pursued an Executive master's in public administration.
Family edit
Singh is married to Valsa Nair Singh. His wife is also an officer of Indian Administrative Services (IAS), currently posted as ACS Housing Department, Maharashtra.[3][4][5][failed verification] They have two sons.
Career[6] edit
Singh embarked on his administrative career in Kerala Cadre as a SDM in Kottayam District.As of the current date, he holds the position of Additional Chief Secretary for the Skill Development, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Department, as well as Additional Charge of the Finance Department (Accounts & Treasury) for the Government of Maharashtra.[7][2]Mr. Singh has delivered number of speeches as a keynote speaker which include TEDx Talks.[8][9]
Singh held multiple positions in his career with Government of India,Government of Maharashtra and Government of Kerala. One of the most recent being ACS Transport & Ports Dept (2018-2022) where he formulated the States EV policy along with Port Policy.[9][10][failed verification][11][12] Some of them include ACS to Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2020 to 2022.[13][14][15][16] He also held the responsibility of Principal Secretary to Chief Minister (2010-2014), Principal Secretary to PWD Department (2016-2018), Additional Municipal Commissioner to MCGM (2009-2010).[17][failed verification] Mr. Singh also held various positions in the PMO from 2004 to 2009. Mr. Singh has collaborated with various multilateral institutes on projects which includes JBIC, World Bank and Asian Development Bank.
Early in his career he held responsibility of Tourism, first with Government of Kerala and then with Government of Maharashtra. He was instrumental with the internationally acclaimed campaign of Kerala Tourism popularly known as “Kerala – God’s Own Country”. He was also the first to set up “District Tourism Promotion Council” while being SDM of Kottayam. He was one the Editorial Board of IGNOU when its first Digital Learning course on Tourism was launched.
References edit
- ^ "Civil List of IAS Officers". easy.nic.in. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ a b www.ETGovernment.com. "Maharashtra shifts four senior IAS officers, Ashish Kumar Singh named ACS Finance - ET Government". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "IAS Officers' Civil List Information System". easy.nic.in. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Smt. Valsa Nair Singh, IAS : स्लम पुनर्वास प्राधिकरण (एसआरए)". sra.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Valsa Nair IAS posted as Principal Secretary- Housing Deptt, Mantralaya, Maharashtra – Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal". 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Public ER Sheet_Supremo". supremo.nic.in. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ "Civil List of IAS Officers". easy.nic.in. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ TEDxNarimanPoint - Ashish Kumar Singh - Transformation in Education, retrieved 2023-11-06
- ^ a b Computer, Express (2022-02-25). "Special Address: Ashish Kumar Singh, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Transport & Ports, Government of Maharashtra". Express Computer. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Maharashtra EV Policy 2021 Know all about it – Burning Issues – Free PDF Download". 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ Computer, Express (2019-08-20). "Ashish Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary, Transport & Ports, Govt. of Maharashtra | TechSabha". Express Computer. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Climate Resilient Maharashtra: Electric Mobility Town Hall". WRI INDIA. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ Network, Elets News (2020-02-17). "Maharashtra Government appoints Ashish Kumar Singh as Additional Chief Secretary". Elets eGov. Retrieved 2023-12-05.
- ^ www.ETGovernment.com. "Maharashtra: Ashish Singh joins Uddhav Thackeray CMO - ET Government". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ INDIA, BUREAUCRATS. "Maharashtra is working on 8 critical components to bounce back, says ACS-CMO Ashish Kumar Singh". www.bureaucratsindia.in. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Uddhav Thackeray commended for battle against of Covid-19 outbreak". Hindustan Times. 2020-03-30. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "A K Singh appointed Principal Secy- PWD, Maharashtra – Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal". 2 May 2016. Retrieved 2023-11-06.