H. Rajesh Prasad was an Indian politician who served as the
Governor of Lakshadweep from 7 November 2012 to 22 October 2015.
Presently Mr. Prasad is posted as Principal Secretary to the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, India, managing the department of Energy.
Mr. Prasad is an IAS Officer ( a premier civil service in India) of 1995 batch borne on the AGMUT (UT) cadre, India, and has held several important positions. notable amongst them are District Magistrate in South Goa, West Kamang District in Arunachal Pradesh, South Delhi and North East Delhi over a period of 8 years. Commissioner, Lands in Delhi Development Authority ( DDA), Commissioner, VAT/GST in Delhi, as Principal Secretary to the Govt. of Delhi, helmed the important Departments such as Urban Development, Education, Higher Education, Technical Education and Training, Public Works Department, Co-operation, Health and Family Welfare, etc.
Education
Mr. Prasad has diverse educational background in subjects such as Commerce, Management, Finance, Public Administration, History, Law etc.
Prasad has completed his
graduation in commerce stream and further completed
Master of Business Administration
A Master of Business Administration (MBA; also Master's in Business Administration) is a postgraduate degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration such as accoun ...
from
Indian Institute of Management
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are central government-owned-public business schools for management offering undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and executive programmes along with some additional courses in the field of busin ...
, Bangalore.
Master of Public Management from Pondicherry University and LLB from Delhi University.
INTERESTS: Mr. Prasad has keen interest in Indian Civilization - History, Culture & Politics. A speaker on diverse subjects including motivation, Indian civilization, Public Administration, Education etc.
Mr. H. Rajesh Prasad IAS hails from Hiriadka, Udupi District, Karnataka.
References
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Indian Administrative Service officers
Administrators of Lakshadweep