
Raj Kumar

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About me
Chief Secretary at Government of Gujarat
Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
1981 - 1985Bachelor of Technology - BTech Electrical Engineering
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan
2003 - 2004Master of Science - MS Public Policy
Experience

Government of Gujarat
Sept 1989 - Sept 2003Secretary Home Department
Apr 2003 - Sept 2003Director Employment Department, Labour & Employment Department
Feb 2001 - Apr 2003Deputy Secretary Home Department
Jan 2000 - Feb 2001District Collector Bhavnagar
May 1997 - Jan 2000Deputy Secretary, Energy & Pegtrochemical Department
Apr 1995 - May 1997District Collector Banaskantha
May 1994 - Apr 1995District Development Officer
Aug 1991 - May 1994District Development Officer
Jul 1991 - Aug 1991Assitant Collector
Sept 1989 - Jul 1991

Government of Gujarat
Sept 2004 - Apr 2015Principal Secretary, Agriculture & Cooperation Department
May 2013 - Apr 2015Principal Secretary, Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department
Nov 2009 - May 2013Secretary, Science and Technology Department
Jan 2006 - Nov 2009Spl Commissioner Sales Tax
Sept 2004 - Jan 2006
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Government of India (GoI)
Apr 2015 - Dec 2021Secretary Defence Production, Ministry of Defence
Feb 2020 - Dec 2021Director General, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Ministry of Labor & Employment
Jul 2017 - Feb 2020Joint Secretary, (Multilateral Institutions) Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance
Apr 2015 - Jul 2017

Government of Gujarat
Dec 2021 - nowChief Secretary
Jan 2023 - nowAdditional Chief Secretary
Dec 2021 - Jan 2023
Licenses & Certifications

Behavioral Insights & Public Policy
Harvard UniversityNov 2018
Project Appraisal & Risk Management
Duke Center for International DevelopmentJun 2013
Infrastructure in a Market Economy, Public Administration
Harvard UniversityJul 2015
Change Management Certification
Indian Institute of Management, CalcuttaAug 1998
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Raj KumarDeans Award for Academic Excellence GRIPS, JAPAN Aug 2004
- Awarded to Raj KumarBest Collector Award Government of Gujarat Aug 1999
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