Amitabh Rajan

Amitabh Rajan
Amitabh Rajan
Home Secretary of Maharashtra
Home Secretary of Maharashtra and Additional Chief Secretary
In office
13 March 2012 - 31 December 2014
Additional Secretary (Revenue), Ministry of Finance
In office
29 November 2011 - 13 March 2012
Director General, Enforcement Directorate of India
In office
2012
Additional Secretary, Administrative Reforms, Ministry of Personnel
In office
2010 - 2011
Personal details
Born (1955-01-01) 1 January 1955
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Jawaharlal Nehru University
Occupation Civil servant

Amitabh Rajan (born 1 January 1955) is an Indian Administrative Service officer of Maharashtra cadre and the former Home Secretary and Additional Chief Secretary of Maharashtra.

Early life and education

Rajan holds a Bachelor of Arts in History, a Master of Arts (with Distinction) in Modern History and a Doctorate in Sociological Jurisprudence from Jawaharlal Nehru University.[1]

Career

Rajan started his civil service career by joining the Indian administrative service in 1979. As a career bureaucrat, he served the State Government of Maharashtra and the Government of India, in various capacities. With the Government of Maharashtra and Government of India, Rajan has held very senior positions in the areas of Internal Security, Finance, Power Sector Regulation, Corporate Governance and Investment Commission. He held the charge of the Additional Chief Secretary and the Home Secretary, Government of Maharashtra.[1][2][3][4]

As Maharashtra's Home Secretary, Rajan headed "Operation X", the hanging of the terrorist Ajmal Kasab[5][6][7]. Rajan also gave sanction to prosecute Zabiuddin Ansari (aka Abu Jundal) in the Aurangabad Arms Haul Case[8][9], on the strength of which Abu Jundal was convicted to life imprisonment by the Special Court (MCOCA).

Rajan established the Maharashtra Police Establishment Board, and was responsible for the selection of various Police Commissioners and Director Generals in the State of Maharashtra, including two Police Commissioners of Mumbai, and Police Commissioners of Pune, Thane, etc.[10][11]

He chaired several high-powered committees, including the committee setup to improve the low conviction rate in Maharashtra, which improved state-level conviction-rate in the next calendar year,[12][13][14] and the committee setup by the Bombay High Court to improve traffic congestion in Mumbai City.[15]

Rajan served as the Additional Secretary (Revenue) in the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance from 29 November 2011 to 13 March 2012. He also held the additional charge of Director Enforcement.[1][16][17] Prior to this, he served as the Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Personnel from 2010 to 2011.[18]

From 2006 to 2011, he served as the Principal Secretary and Investment Commissioner to the Government of Maharashtra, and was the Chairman and Managing Director of a National Finance and Development Corporation from 2001 to 2006. Prior to this, he has served the Government of India in various capacities, as the Secretary to the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, the Director of Finance (Ministry of Social Justice), the Deputy Secretary (Home: Special), and District Magistrate for Jalgaon and Nanded districts in Maharashtra.

He has represented India in various international venues, including at the 2012 Ministerial Conference of Paris Pact, where he led the Indian delegation in the absence of the Union Finance Minister. He also led the Indian delegation at SAARC summits in Pakistan (1993) and Bangladesh (1992).

Personal life

Rajan is a prolific writer. He has written several books, including "Sociology of Human Rights"[19] and "Explorations in Local History and Literature". He has also authored over 15 research articles including the publications in Indian Journal of Public Administration: "Information Rights: A Jurisprudential Audit"[20] and "Jurisprudence of Children’s Rights",[21] and the publications in All India Reporter: "Evolution of Information Rights Jurisprudence",[22] and "Jurisprudential Strength of Children’s Rights".[23] As an authority on the Maharashtra Police, he was invited to write the introductory commentary on the book "The Maharashtra Police Act" by All India Reporter.[24]

Rajan has also written several articles in the field of Finance, including “The Institutional Identity of India’s NITI Aayog”,[25] “India’s Fourteenth Finance Commission: A SWOT-Analysis[26]”, “Neoliberalism and After: Scope and Limits of Interest Group Representations in Public Finance Decisions”,[27] and "Techno-economic Aspects of Modernization of Police Forces in India".[28]

Rajan has given various invited talks -- "Techno-economic aspects of Modernization of Police Forces in India" (London), "Administrative Identity of Regulation in India" (International Congress of I.I.A.S., Lausanne, 2011), and "New Public Management Model: A Critique. Public Administration" (Leadership and Management Academy, Republic of South Africa, 2011) -- to name a few.

He has also held memberships in the Council of Administration, International Institute of Administrative Sciences, Brussels, the Governing Council of the Asian Group of Public Administration, Beijing, and the Commonwealth Association for Public Administration & Management, London. His biographical entry has been included in the INFA Annual Publication "India: Who’s Who"[29] since 2002, under the Finance category.

Corporate and establishment boards

Corporate boards

  • Independent Director, State Trading Corporation of India, New Delhi (2017-)
  • Chairman, Nomination and Renumeration Committee, State Trading Corporation of India, New Delhi (2017-)
  • Chairman, Board of Directors, Maharashtra State Security Corporation, Mumbai (2012-2014)
  • Chairman, Board of Directors, Maharashtra Police Housing Corporation, Mumbai (2012-2014)
  • Chairman and Managing Director, National SC Finance and Development Corporation, New Delhi (2001-2006)
  • Member, Board of Directors, National BC Finance and Development Corporation, New Delhi (2001-2006)
  • Member, Board of Directors, National Handicapped Finance Corporation, New Delhi (2001-2006)
  • Member, Board of Directors, National Jute Manufacturers Corporation, Ltd., Kolkata (2002-2006)

Establishment boards

  • Chairman, Maharashtra Police Establishment Board, Mumbai (2013-2014)[30]
  • Member, State Civil Services Board for IAS officers, Mumbai (2013-2014)
  • Member, State Civil Services Board for IFS officers, Mumbai (2013-2014)

Awards and honors

  • SCOPE Excellence Award Gold Trophy for Best Managed Public Sector Enterprise, 2007
  • Award for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 2004.
  • MOU Award for Excellence for achieving MOU targets set by Government of India, 2003
  • MOU Award for Excellence for achieving MOU targets set by Government of India, 2001
  • Award for Excellence in Implementing National Blindness Control Programme (1985–86, 1988).

Books, articles, interviews and talks

  • Sociology of Human Rights[19]
  • Explorations in Local History and Literature

Articles

  • Institutional Dynamics of Governance Reforms in India (1991-2016)[31] (Indian Journal of Public Administration)
  • The Institutional Identity of India’s NITI Aayog[25] (Indian Journal of Public Administration)
  • India’s Fourteenth Finance Commission: A SWOT-Analysis[26] (Indian Journal of Public Administration)
  • Neoliberalism and After: Scope and Limits of Interest Group Representations in Public Finance Decisions[27] (Indian Journal of Public Administration)
  • The Maharashtra Police Act[24] (All India Reporter)
  • Evolution of Information Rights Jurisprudence[22] (All India Reporter)
  • Jurisprudential Strength of Children’s Rights[23] (All India Reporter)
  • Information Rights: A Jurisprudential Audit[20] (Indian Journal of Public Administration)
  • Jurisprudence of Children’s Rights[21] (Indian Journal of Public Administration)

Invited Talks

  • Steps to Counter Asia's Security Threats Discussed[32]
  • The Institutional Politics of Anti-Corruption[33]
  • Discussion on Internal security by Dr. Amitabh Rajan & Shri M.L. Kumawat[34]
  • Talk for Selected RAS 2013 Candidates[35]
  • Addressing the gathering in I.T.S Digital Conclave-2017[36]
  • Techno-economic Aspects of Modernization of Police Forces in India[28]
  • Techno-economic aspects of Modernization of Police Forces in India (London)
  • Administrative Identity of Regulation in India (International Congress of I.I.A.S., Lausanne, 2011)
  • New Public Management Model: A Critique. Public Administration (Leadership and Management Academy, Republic of South Africa, 2011)

Interviews

  • Prospects of e-governance for India‘s internal security[37]
  • A Q&A with Dr. Amitabh Rajan on the Plan for Every Child Initiative[38]
  • Keeping news of Ajmal Kasab hanging under wraps was biggest challenge: Amitabh Rajan[39]
  • In Maharashtra, the biggest threat is from the sea… security in terms of coast guard needs improvement[40]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Executive Record Sheet Generator (IAS Officers) – Complete Biodata - Dr. Amitabh Rajan". supremo.nic.in. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Senior IAS Officer to Head Home Department". Mumbai. Hindustan Times. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Rajan, Amitabh. "In Maharashtra, the biggest threat is from the sea… security in terms of coast guard needs improvement". Indian Express. Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
  4. ↑ Sharma, Somendra (31 December 2014). "Keeping news of Ajmal Kasab hanging under wraps was biggest challenge: Amitabh Rajan". DNA India. DNA India. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Mankikar, Sayli Udas (Nov 22, 2012). "Operation X: the inside story". Hindustan Times. Hindustan Times.
  6. ↑ TNN (Nov 22, 2012). "Ajmal Kasab's hanging: Operation X carried out in silence". Times of India. Times of India. Retrieved Nov 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ FP Staff (Nov 22, 2012). "What you didn't know about Operation X (Kasab's hanging)". First Post. First Post. Retrieved Nov 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ Rebecca Samervel (2 August 2016). "2006 Aurangabad arms haul case: Abu Jundal, six others sentenced for life". Times of India. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Saigal, Sonam (2016-07-28). "Abu Jundal found guilty in Aurangabad arms haul case". The Hindu. The Hindu.
  10. ↑ Correspondent, DNA (10 February 2014). "Key police Board meets to decide on next commissioner of police for Mumbai". DNA India. DNA India. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Deshmukh, Ravikiran (4 February 2014). "Suspense over Mumbai's new police commissioner to end in a few days". Mid Day. Mid Day. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "19 more judges for Bombay high court - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  13. ↑ "Prosecution gets a freer hand to boost conviction rate". The Indian Express. 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  14. ↑ "Maharashtra govt to monitor cops, prosecutors to up conviction rate". The Hindustan Times. The Hindustan Times. 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  15. ↑ "Here is why Mumbai needs more buses than cars".
  16. ↑ "Amitabh Rajan is new AS, Revenue". 23 November 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Amitabh Rajan may be new Maharashtra Home Secretary". 13 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  18. ↑ "Who is Who, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions" (PDF). persmin.gov.in. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  19. 1 2 Rajan, Amitabh (2002). Sociology of human rights: a study of Indian experience in child welfare. Mumbai, India: Himalaya Pub. House. ISBN 9788178662428.
  20. 1 2 Rajan, Amitabh (July–September 2009). "Information Rights: A Jurisprudential Audit". Indian Journal of Public Administration. 55 (3): 325–335.
  21. 1 2 Rajan, Amitabh (January–March 2009). "Jurisprudence of Children's Rights". Indian Journal of Public Administration. 55 (1): 13.
  22. 1 2 "Evolution of Information Rights Jurisprudence". All India Reporter. 100 (April 2013): 65–71.
  23. 1 2 "Jurisprudential Strength of Children's Rights". All India Reporter. 100 (February 2013): 23–38.
  24. 1 2 Introductory Commentary on The Maharashtra Police Act. AIR Law Academy & Research Centre. November 2014. pp. 7–22.
  25. 1 2 Rajan, Amitabh. "The Institutional Identity of India's NITI Aayog". The Indian Journal of Public Administration. LXII (1 (January 2016)): 111–117.
  26. 1 2 Rajan, Amitabh. "India's Fourteenth Finance Commission: A SWOT-Analysis". The Indian Journal of Public Administration. LXI (4 (October 2015)): 633–640.
  27. 1 2 Rajan, Amitabh. "Neoliberalism and After: Scope and Limits of Interest Group Representations in Public Finance Decisions". The Indian Journal of Public Administration. LXI (3 (July, 2015)): 364–374.
  28. 1 2 Rajan, Amitabh. "Techno-economic Aspects of Modernization of Police Forces in India".
  29. ↑ India News and Feature Alliance (2004). India who's who. INFA Publications. p. 207.
  30. ↑ Jog, Sanjay (July 16, 2013). "Police reforms to get priority in Maharashtra". Business Standard. Business Standard. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  31. ↑ http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0019556116689765
  32. ↑ "Steps to Counter Asia's Security Threats Discussed".
  33. ↑ "The Institutional Politics of Anti-Corruption". CSDS.
  34. ↑ "Discussion on Internal security by Dr. Amitabh Rajan & Shri M.L. Kumawat".
  35. ↑ "Amitabh Rajan(IAS) for Selected RAS 2013 Candidates".
  36. ↑ "Shri Amitabh Rajan addressing the gathering in I.T.S Digital Conclave-2017".
  37. ↑ "E-GOVERNANCEProspects of e-governance for India's internal security".
  38. ↑ "A Q&A WITH DR. AMITABH RAJAN ON THE PLAN FOR EVERY CHILD INITIATIVE".
  39. ↑ "Keeping news of Ajmal Kasab hanging under wraps was biggest challenge: Amitabh Rajan".
  40. ↑ "In Maharashtra, the biggest threat is from the sea… security in terms of coast guard needs improvement".
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