Baleshwar Rai is a 1970-batch AGMUT cadre Indian Administrative Service officer who retired as a secretary in the government of India. He hails from Dhadni, Ghazipur. [1] He has held many important positions in his tenure such as the secretary of public grievances and coordination, additional secretary in Union Labour ministry,[2] the Chief Secretary of Goa,[3] advisor to the governor in Chandigarh, the chairman of Delhi Jal board and NDMC[2] He has held several important positions after retirement like the Chairman of Delhi Public Grieviences Commission, Chairman of the governing Body of UPRAS Vidyalaya, Chairman of CSRL, Chairman of the governing body of Kirori Mal College.[4] he was also an integral part of csrl. Currently he is a member of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine board.

Controversies

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His role as NDMC administrator came under the scanner of CBI's anti-corruption branch which started investigating him for corruption charges in 1996.[5][6]

He had been alleged case of sexual harassment. A senior teacher of Upras Vidyalaya had alleged Rai of sexual misbehaviour and also filed an FIR on the same matter. The case is on trial in a local Court.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Rahul Singh (29 October 2003). "I will not go to Arunachal: Baleshwar Rai". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b Rahul Singh (29 October 2003). "I will not go to Arunachal: Baleshwar Rai". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  3. ^ Division, India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Research and Reference; Research, India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.; Reference; and Training Division, India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division (2003). India, a reference annual. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-1080-9.
  4. ^ "HC dismisses suspended KMC principal's plea". The Times of India. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  5. ^ Bhavdeep kang (20 March 1996). "Operation Clean-up". Outlook. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  6. ^ a b Jahanvi (27 December 2014). "Judicial panel cautions DU on appointing dubious persons as college chairpersons". MillenniumPost. Retrieved 31 May 2023.