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Neeraj Mittal

Neeraj Mittal (born 17 December 1967, Tamil: நீரஜ் மித்தல்) is an Indian civil servant of Tamil Nadu cadre currently serving as the Secretary of Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications, Government of India.[1] He has previously served as Principal Secretary of Information Technology, Government of Tamil Nadu and as the Managing Director & CEO of Guidance Tamil Nadu.[2][3] Prior to his brief stint as Senior Advisor at World Bank Group,[4][5] he served as Joint Secretary of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.

Dr. Neeraj Mittal
IAS, PhD
Secretary of Department of Telecommunications, Government of India
In office
06 September 2023
Preceded byK Rajaraman IAS
Principal Secretary of Information Technology, Government of Tamil Nadu
In office
14 May 2021 - 05 September 2023
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
IT MinisterMano Thangaraj
Preceded byHans Raj Verma IAS
Managing Director of Guidance Tamil Nadu
In office
1 May 2019 - 3 July 2021
Chief MinisterM. K. Stalin
Industries MinisterThangam Thennarasu
Executive DirectorDarez Ahamed
Succeeded byPooja Kulkarni IAS
Senior Adviser at World Bank Group
In office
8 June 2015 - 1 June 2018
PresidentJim Yong Kim
Succeeded byRajeev Topno
Joint Secretary at Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
In office
22 December 2010 - 4 June 2015
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh,
Narendra Modi
DivisionMarketing
Personal details
Born (1967-12-17) 17 December 1967 (age 56)
Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma materOhio State University,
Cranfield University,
IIT Kanpur
OccupationIAS Officer
ProfessionCivil Servant

Education

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Mittal is an electrical engineering graduate from IIT Kanpur, holds an MBA degree from Cranfield University, UK and PhD in Economics/MIS from Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University, USA, and has several publications to his credit.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Career

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During his IAS career, Dr. Mittal has served in various key capacities for both the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu. He has extensive experience in policy formulation and execution in e-Governance, Transport, Industrial promotion, Petroleum & Natural gas, Commerce & Industry, and Telecommunications and IT. He had served senior positions such as Director of Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Director of Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Commissioner of Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency.[6]

Mittal served as a Senior Advisor to Executive Director of World Bank Group. He represented countries like India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan at the board of the World Bank. He was an active part of corporate governance, voice reform, project approvals and policy formulation of IBRD, IDA, IFC, and MIGA.[13][14]

From 2018 to 2019, Mittal was an Adjunct Faculty at School of Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University & taught “Managing change in a disruptive world” at Heinz School of Public Policy. He has also done extensive research on public policy issues at Center for Global Development, Washington DC during this period.[12]

He is currently MD & CEO of Guidance Tamil Nadu;[15][16] Tamil Nadu’s nodal agency for investment promotion and single window facilitation.[17][18][19]

Achievements

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Mittal took initiatives and his recent engagements include Project Arrow in Department of Post, e-Biz project in Department of Commerce, world’s largest Cash Transfer Program in LPG in India (PaHaL)[12][20][21] and GiveItUp in Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas which leverage technology to simplify processes, improve efficiency, convenience, participation and transparency in Governance. One of his initiative, Project Lakshya, transparency portal that allowed real time visibility of 3 million LPG deliveries per day to LPG consumers received National E-Governance Award.[22][23][24]

Biz Buddy is such an initiative realized by Mittal. It is an industry help desk portal with three primary objectives: Streamlined redressal mechanism for timely resolution of industrial investor’s unsolved issues, Tracking and monitoring of investor issues in a real time manner and Improving Tamil Nadu's investment climate by enhancing the aftercare services provided to industrial investors.[25][26]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rathee, Kiran (2023-09-07). "Neeraj Mittal takes charge as DoT secretary". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  2. ^ "Chennai: Senior bureaucrat moves into pivotal post". Deccan Chronicle. 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  3. ^ "New V-C for TN Guidance Bureau". @businessline. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  4. ^ "Neeraj Mittal appointed Senior Adviser to World Bank ED". The Sen Times. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  5. ^ Tyagi, Anil. "Dr Neeraj Mittal: Senior Advisor to ED, World Bank | Indian Buzz". Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  6. ^ a b "Dr. Neeraj Mittal IAS Biography". supremo.nic.in. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  7. ^ "Investments in Information Technology: Indirect Eects and Information Technology Intensity". ResearchGate.
  8. ^ "Research Note —Investments in Information Technology: Indirect Effects and Information Technology Intensity". ResearchGate.
  9. ^ "IT Productivity and Aggregation using Income Accounting". ResearchGate.
  10. ^ "Research Commentary —Using Income Accounting as the Theoretical Basis for Measuring IT Productivity". ResearchGate.
  11. ^ "Value creation and the impact of policy interventions: Indian LPG supply chain case study". ResearchGate.
  12. ^ a b c "Fuel Subsidy Reform in Developing Countries: Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG Cooking Gas Subsidy in India" (PDF). Center for Global Development, World Bank Group.
  13. ^ "Mittal leaves ministry for World Bank". PETROWATCH. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  14. ^ "Neeraj Mittal appointed Senior Adviser to World Bank ED". The Sen Times. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  15. ^ "Our Team - Guidance Tamil Nadu". investingintamilnadu.com. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  16. ^ "Board Of Directors – TIDCO". Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  17. ^ "Entire government-to-business interface will become faceless and paperless by mid next year: Neeraj Mittal". @businessline. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  18. ^ "Guidance Tamil Nadu Bureau rolls out new services under single window portal | Chennai News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  19. ^ "SICCI, Guidance TN to hold 3-day conclave from Oct 29". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  20. ^ "LPG Subsidy Reform in India | Put the right systems in place first" (PDF). World Bank Group.
  21. ^ "Story of the World's Largest Cash Transfer Program – PAHAL - Student Affairs". heinz.campusgroups.com. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  22. ^ "Petroleum Ministry conferred National E-governance Award". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  23. ^ "Dr Neeraj Mittal - Hi-tech Check on LPG Pilferage". eGov Magazine. 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  24. ^ "Case Study - Project Lakshya". dokumen.tips. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
  25. ^ Narasimhan, T. E. (2020-08-28). "Biz Buddy: Tamil Nadu's faceless grievance redress mechanism for industries". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
  26. ^ "Soon, 224 govt services for businesses just a click away!". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
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