Alwyn Didar Singh is a former Indian

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and former secretary general of the

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(FICCI).

Education

He graduated from the

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with a master's degree in development administration in 1996. In addition, he holds a PhD on the policy and administration of e-commerce from

Panjab University, Chandigarh Panjab University (PU) is an Indian collegiate public state university located in Chandigarh. Funded through both State and Union governments, it is considered a state university. It traces its origins to the University of the Punjab in Laho ...

. He is an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi. Alwyn Didar Singh was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of the University (DUniv) by

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in 2014.

Career

Singh was appointed secretary general of the

(FICCI) in 2012 and served till August 2017. Singh was secretary to the

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in the

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from 2009 to 2011. He was finance member for the

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from 2007 to 2009. He has served as joint secretary in the Government of India's

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and also worked in the

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with responsibilities for foreign trade. He is currently the advisor for Bridge India, a progressive non-profit think tank set up in London in 2019.

References

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