NITISH MISHRA Minister Department of Rural Development Government of

SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

 More than 16 years of experience in management areas of operation, development, administration and co-ordination in the Profit, Non-profit and Government sectors.  In-depth knowledge of rural milieu and economies.  Functional hands-on experience in conceptualising, designing and developing socio-economic projects and strategies for community and societal development.  Expertise in managing operations in a non-urban setting, formulating and implementing strategies, identifying key areas/communities for development and taking functional initiatives for achieving of the same.  Support and sustain a positive work environment that fosters team performance.  A dynamic leader with motivational qualities, proficient in people skills and a record of academic excellence.  Elected to the 13th, 14th and 15th Bihar State Legislative Assembly.

MINISTERIAL EXPERIENCE

 Minister Department of Rural Development, Government of Bihar from 26.11.2010 till date. With an annual budget of over INR 6000 crores ($1.3 billion) the Rural Development Department implement a range of programmes that include assured wage employment, rural housing, micro-credit, capacity building, rural infrastructure, Below Poverty Line census and KBKBS (anytime, anywhere services). Empowering citizens and strengthening democratic processes is at the heart of all that the department does.

 Minister of State (Independent Charge) Department of Disaster Management, Government of Bihar from 13.04.2008 - 22.03.2009. As the Minister for Disaster Management spearheaded the relief and rescue operations of more than three million people marooned by the devastating Kosi floods (2008) in the five districts of Bihar - , Madhepura, Araria, Saharsa and Purnea. Supervised the evacuation of one million people - one of the biggest rescue operations in India.  Minister of State (Independent Charge), Department of Sugarcane Development, Government of Bihar, from 24.11.2005 - 13.04.2008 As the Minister for Sugarcane Industry worked to help the farmers in getting maximum return for their input, strengthening sugarcane research, facilitate investment for establishing new sugar mills, encouraged the existing sugar mills to expand their capacities, encouraged ethonal and power (cogeneration) production, conceptualised the Sugarcane Incentive Policy and initiated the process to privatise 15 closed sugar mills of the state government corporation

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

 Member Committee on Public Sector Undertakings and Member Public Accounts Committee of Bihar Legislative Assembly (March 2009 – November 2010)  Voted as the Pepsi MTV YOUTH ICON (Young Achievers) 2008 among more than 8000 National Entries.  Identified as one of the most promising social entrepreneur by Digital Partners, Seattle (USA) based organization for the project on E-Swasthya (health) in the of Bihar.  Attended "Asia 21 Young Leader's Summit" in Singapore organised by Singapore Management University and Asia Society in 2007.  Attended "Asia Regional UK Alumni Programme Leadership Breakthroughs" organised by British Council in Dubai 3 -5 March 2012.  State Point Contact (Bihar) for Ford Foundation International Fellowships Program 2004-2005.  British Foreign and Commonwealth (Chevening) Fellow 1997.  Organiser of T- 20 Annual Rural Cricket Tournament in Madhubani District since 2008.  Vice President Association of British Scholars Chapter.  Member Railway Users Consultative Committee, Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India (2000-2001).  Member Telecom Advisory Committee, Ministry of Communications, Govt. of India (2000-2001).  College Crest Award for Co-curricular and Academic Excellence in 1994.  School Captain 1990-91 (St. Michael’s High School, Patna).

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

 Post Graduate Diploma in Global Political Economy, from the University of Hull, United Kingdom in 1998  Masters in Business Administration from the FORE School of Management, New Delhi and Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands in 1995.  B.A (H) from University of Delhi in 1994.

PUBLICATIONS

 “Essays in Political Economy – A Global Perspective”. Published in 1998 by Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.  “External Alienation and Internal Apathy – An Analysis of Bihar’s Backwardness”. Published in 1999 by Vikas Publishing House, New Delhi.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

 Date of Birth : 9th July 1973  Address : 12 Bailey Road, Patna 800 001 Bihar Telefax:- +91-612-2215977 Mobile:- +91-99340 20060 E-mail :- [email protected] Website:- www.rdd.bih.nic.in www.jhanjharpur.com