Shaktikanta Das

Shaktikanta Das
Śaktikānta Dāsa
Shaktikanta Das addressing a press conference.
Sherpa of India to the G-20
Assumed office
27 November 2017
Preceded by Arvind Panagariya
Member of the 15th Finance Commission of India
Assumed office
27 November 2017
Economic Affairs Secretary of India
In office
31 August 2015 – 28 May 2017
Preceded by Rajiv Mehrishi
Succeeded by Subhash Chandra Garg
Revenue Secretary of India
In office
16 June 2014 – 31 August 2015
Preceded by Rajiv Takru
Succeeded by Hasmukh Adhia
Fertilizers Secretary of India
In office
30 December 2013 – 15 June 2014
Personal details
Born Shaktikanta Das
(1955-02-26) 26 February 1955
Orissa, India
(now, Odisha, India)
Nationality  Indian
Occupation IAS officer

Shaktikanta Das (IAST: Śaktikānta Dāsa) (born 26 February 1957) is a retired 1980 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. He currently is a member of the 15th Finance Commission of India, and India's Sherpa to the G-20. He has served as the Economic Affairs Secretary of India, the Revenue Secretary of India and as the Fertilizers Secretary of India.

Education

Shaktikanta Das is a graduate (BA) and a postgraduate (MA) in History.[1]

Career

As an IAS officer

Shaktikanta Das served in various key positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Tamil Nadu, like as Principal Secretary (Industries), Special Commissioner (Revenue), Secretary (Revenue), Secretary (Commercial Taxes), Project Director of Tamil Nadu State AIDS Control Society and as the District Magistrate and Collector of Dindigul and Kancheepuram districts in the Government of Tamil Nadu,[1] and as the Union Economic Affairs Secretary, Union Revenue Secretary, Union Fertilizers Secretary, Special Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance and as a Joint Secretary in the Department of Expenditure of the Ministry of Finance in the Union Government.[1]

Das also had a stint in Mahindra Industrial Park Ltd (Mahindra World City), on deputation to a private sector company under Rule 6(2)(ii) of The Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) Rules, 1954.[1][2]

Revenue Secretary

Shaktikanta Das with US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma at the signing of FATCA.

Shaktikanta Das was appointed as the Union Revenue Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in June 2014,[3][4][5] he assumed the office of Secretary on 16 June 2014,[1] and demitted it on 31 August 2015.[1]

Shaktikanta Das inaugurating International Monetary Fund's SARTTAC.

Economic Affairs Secretary

Shaktikanta Das was appointed as the Union Economic Affairs Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in August 2016,[6][7][8] he assumed the office of Secretary on 31 August 2016,[1][8] and admitted it and simultaneously superannuated from service on 28 May 2017,[1][8] after being given a three-month extension by the government.[9][10][11]

During his tenure as the Union Economic Affairs Secretary, Shaktikanta Das was widely regarded as one of the most powerful people in India.[12][13]

Post retirement

Post his retirement from the IAS, Das was appointed as a member of the 15th Finance Commission.[14][15][16][17] In addition, he was appointed as India's Sherpa to the G-20.[18][19][20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Shaktikanta Das - Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Indian Administrative Service (Cadre) rules, 1954" (PDF). Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. 1954. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Shaktikanta Das appointed as Revenue Secretary". Business Standard. New Delhi. June 16, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ Sinha, Shishir (June 14, 2014). "Shaktikanta Das appointed as Revenue Secretary". Business Line. New Delhi: The Hindu Group. ISSN 0971-7528. OCLC 456162874. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Shaktikanta Das takes charge as revenue secretary". Livemint. New Delhi: HT Media Ltd. June 16, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Shaktikanta Das appointed Economic Affairs Secretary; Hasmukh Adhia is new Revenue Secretary". The Economic Times. New Delhi. August 29, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Das is new economic affairs secy, Hasmukh Adhia revenue secretary". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Express News Service. August 29, 2015. OCLC 70274541. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Shaktikanta Das Takes Charge as Economic Affairs Secretary". NDTV. New Delhi. September 2, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "DEA Secretary Shaktikanta Das gets 3-month extension". The Hindu. New Delhi. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "DEA Secretary Shaktikanta Das gets 3-month extension". Business Standard. New Delhi. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Govt extends Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das' tenure by 3 months". The Economic Times. New Delhi. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  12. ↑ Unnithan, Sandeep (April 13, 2017). "The game changers". India Today. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  13. ↑ "The crack team: Those who made GST a reality - Shaktikanta Das, Former Revenue and Economic Affairs Secretary". The Economic Times. July 1, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  14. ↑ "N.K. Singh heads 15th Finance Commission, Shaktikanta Das a member". Business Standard. New Delhi. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  15. ↑ "NK Singh appointed Chairman of 15th Finance Commission". Business Line. New Delhi: The Hindu. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  16. ↑ "N.K. Singh appointed chairman of 15th Finance Commission". Livemint. New Delhi: HT Media Ltd. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Former Planning Commission Member NK Singh Appointed 15th Finance Commission Chairman". NDTV. New Delhi. November 28, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Former DEA secretary Shaktikanta Das confirmed as G-20 sherpa". Business Standard. New Delhi. November 28, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Shaktikanta Das appointed India's G20 Sherpa until December 31, 2018". The Financial Express. New Delhi. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Shaktikanta Das appointed as India's G20 Sherpa". The Times of India. New Delhi. November 27, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
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