Dhanendra Kumar (born 1946) is a civil servant who was the first Chair of

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(CCI). Kumar formerly served as Executive Director at

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Biography

Born in 1946, Kumar joined the

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(IAS) in 1968. Kumar has served as a Secretary to the following ministries: *

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, *

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Kumar is the founder of the Chairman of Competition Advisory Services (India) LLP (COMPAD). During his career, the

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(MCA) has constituted a Committee under his Chairmanship for framing of

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and related matters (formulate amendments in the Act). The

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(MHUPA) has constituted a Committee under his Chairmanship on Streamlining Approval Procedures for Real Estate Projects (SAPREP). Kumar is currently assisting Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (of

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) as Principal Advisor and Chief Mentor of School of Competition Law – the upcoming National Centre of Excellence.

Awards

Kumar was given the National Citizen's Award by

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for outstanding contribution in development of Industrial Parks in

Haryana Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...

. Kumar was also awarded honorary doctorate in recognition of outstanding contribution in public affairs.

Career

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Dhanendra Indian civil servants Competition (economics) Policies of India 1946 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) People from Saharanpur district

Biography

Awards

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