Rahul Prasad Bhatnagar is a retired 1983 batch IAS officer belonging to Uttar Pradesh cadre.

Education

Rahul Bhatnagar has a graduate ( BSc) and postgraduate (

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) degrees in Physics. He also has a postgraduate degree in Economics ( MA:Economics) and a

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degree.

Career

Rahul Bhatnagar has served in various key positions for both Uttar Pradesh and Union Governments, like as the Chief Secretary, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner and Principal Resident Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, Chairman of Greater Noida and Investment Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh,

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(Finance) and Finance Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh,

(Institutional Finance),

(Sugarcane) and Sugarcane Development Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh, District Magistrate and Collector of Gorakhpur and Shahjahanpur districts, Vice Chairman of Ayodhya-Faizabad Development Authority and as the Commissioner of Rural Housing in Uttar Pradesh Government, and as Joint Secretary in Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Director in the Department of Economic Affairs of Ministry of Finance in the

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Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh

Rahul Bhatnagar was appointed the Chief Secretary, Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner and Principal Resident Commissioner of Uttar Pradesh by the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 13 September 2016. He was transferred from office by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh on 28 June 2017.

Sports Secretary

Rahul Bhatnagar was appointed as the Union Sports Secretary and Director General of

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by the

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on 11 October 2017 and served the office till 30 September 2019.

References

External links

Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhatnagar, Rahul Indian Administrative Service officers Living people 1959 births People from New Delhi Chief Secretaries of Uttar Pradesh