Radha Krishna Mathur (born 25 November 1953) is a retired Indian

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and Indian bureaucrat, who is served as the 1st Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh from 2019 to 2023. He retired as the

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of India (CIC) in November 2018. Mathur had retired as the India's

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, two years after being appointed to the post on 25 May 2013. He was also the

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of India, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary of India and the Chief Secretary of

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Education

Mathur is a

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from

IIT Kanpur The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कानपुर) is a public institute of technology located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It wa ...

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from

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. He also holds an MBA degree from International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE),

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Career

As an IAS officer

Apart from serving as the Union Defence Secretary, RK Mathur served in various key positions for both

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and Tripura governments, like as the Chief Secretary of

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(Finance), Principal Secretary (Agriculture), Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Resident Commissioner of

, Commissioner of Revenue, Commissioner of Panchayats, CEO of

Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council The Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is an autonomous district council administering the Tipra-dominated areas of the state of Tripura, India. Its council and assembly are situated in Khumulwng, a town 26 km awa ...

, and as the

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in the Tripura Government, and as the Union Defence Production Secretary, Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary, Special Secretary in

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, Development Commissioner in

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, and as the Chief Enforcement Officer in

in the

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. Mathur also served as the

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, on separate occasions, to Ministers of

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and Information and Broadcasting.

Chief Secretary of Tripura

RK Mathur was appointed as the Chief Secretary of

by the Chief Minister of Tripura in December 2003, he assumed the office of the Chief Secretary of the state on 22 December 2003 and demitted it on 22 October 2006, serving as the state's top

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for almost three years.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary

Mathur was appointed as the Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary by the

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(ACC) in November 2011, he assumed the office on 9 November 2011 and demitted it on 30 September 2012.

Defence Production Secretary

Mathur was appointed as the Union Defence Production Secretary by the

(ACC) in September 2012, he assumed the office on 1 October 2012 and demitted it on 24 May 2013. Defence Secretary RK Mathur inspects the Guard of Honour at the commisssioning of ICGS Rajveer

Defence Secretary

Mathur was appointed as the Union Defence Secretary by the

(ACC) in May 2013 for a fixed tenure of two years. He assumed the office of

on 25 May 2013 and demitted it and simultaneously superannuated from the service on 24 May 2015.

Chief Information Commissioner

RK Mathur was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC), heading the

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(CIC), by the

(ACC) on 18 December 2015. He took oath as the Chief Information Commissioner on 5 January 2016. He retired from the post on 24 November 2018.

Lieutenant Governorship (2019 - 2023)

Radha Krishna Mathur was appointed to be the first Lieutenant Governor of

Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. (subscription required) Quote: "Jammu a ...

by the President of India on 25 October 2019. He formally sworn in on 31 October 2019 when the Union Territory of Ladakh came into existence. On 12 February 2023, B D Mishra succeeded him.

References

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External links

Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India

Profile at Central Information Commission website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mathur, R. K. 1953 births Living people Defence Secretaries of India Indian Administrative Service officers IIT Kanpur alumni IIT Delhi alumni People from Uttar Pradesh Lieutenant governors of Ladakh District magistrate