Upendra Kumar Sinha (born 3 March 1952) is an Indian bureaucrat and retired

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officer belonging to the

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Cadre and was the former chairperson of

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serving for 6 years from 2011 to 2017. He was the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the

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Company (UTIAMC), commonly referred to as UTI

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. On 27 March 2023, he was appointed an Independent Director of Adani-owned TV channel

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for a period of two years. He was also designated as the Non-Executive Chairperson of NDTV.

Biography

He has drafted many acts and laws, although some of them never were passed. In 2002, Sinha drafted the SEBI amendment act. In 2004, he drafted the Securities Law Amendment Act, and the PFRDA Bill in 2005. Since September 28, 2010, he has been chairman of the Association of Mutual Funds of India. Since February 2011, he has been the chairman of the

Going Public

He published an autobiography titled Going Public on January 5, 2020.

References

External links

Sinha's Profile at UTIUnit Trust of India Company WebsiteUTI Turnaround Feature in Business Standard
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinha, U. K. Living people Bihar cadre civil servants Indian Administrative Service officers Businesspeople from Bihar Year of birth missing (living people) People from Gopalganj district, India