Anshu Prakash (born 20 September 1961; IAST: ) is a retired 1986 batch civil servant of the

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(IAS) cadre of

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- Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre. He served as the Chief Secretary of

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from 4 December 2017 to 18 November 2018. He also served as secretary in the telecom department of the

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from 1 August 2019 to 30 September 2021 .

Education

Prakash completed his BA in

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from the St. Stephen's College at the

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, and also has an

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from

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at the University of Delhi.

Career

Prakash has served in various key positions for both the

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and the governments of his cadre, such as Chief Secretary of

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(Health and Family Welfare), additional commissioner in the now-trifurcated

Municipal Corporation of Delhi Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is the municipal corporation that governs most of Delhi, India. The MCD is among the largest municipal bodies in the world providing civic services to an estimated population of more than 11 million citiz ...

, chairman and managing director of

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, secretary of

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, Registrar of Cooperative Societies in the Government of NCT of Delhi,

district magistrate and collector A District Collector-cum-District Magistrate (also known as Deputy Commissioner in some states) is an All India Service officer of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre who is responsible for ''land revenue collection'', ''canal revenu ...

of a

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in the

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, and as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Ministry of Rural Development, additional secretary in Department of Heavy Industries of

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, and as a director in the Department of Economic Affairs of Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs in the

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. He has also served as, on different occasions, as the

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of the Minister of Health and Family Welfare and the

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Chief Secretary of Delhi

Prakash was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Delhi in December 2017, he assumed that office on 5 December 2017. He was transferred to the department of telecommunication on 18 November 2018.

Controversies

Prakash was allegedly manhandled by members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in February 2018. AAP countered Prakash's claim by saying that he had stated "He is not responsible to the chief minister or the MLAs", adding that Prakash had "used bad language against some MLAs and left without answering any questions".

References

External links

Executive record sheet as maintained by the Department of Personnel and Training in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of the Government of India
{{DEFAULTSORT:Prakash, Anshu Living people 1961 births Indian Administrative Service officers People from Delhi St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi alumni District magistrate