SHRI UTPAL KUMAR SINGH SECRETARY-GENERAL LOK SABHA (1 December 2020 onwards)
Father’s Name Shri Braj Kishore Singh Mother’s Name Smt. Annapurna Singh Date of Birth 29 July, 1960 Marital Status Married Spouse’s Name Smt. Nipunika Singh No. of Children One Educational Qualifications B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. (History); M.A. Public Policy & Management Educated at Delhi University, Delhi and Institute of Social Studies, the Hague, Netherlands Present Address 33, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Road, New Delhi-110 003 Tels: (011) 23015292, 23037292 (R) Office Address 18, Parliament House 103, Parliament House Annexe, New Delhi-110 001 Tels : (011) 23017465, 23034255, 23034567 (PH) Tels : (011) 23016987, 23034141, 23034143 (PHA) E-mail : [email protected]
Positions Held
1 Sept. 2020-30 Nov. 2020 Secretary, Lok Sabha Secretariat
25 Oct. 2017-31 July 2020 Chief Secretary, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun
18 July 2016-24 Oct. 2017 Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi
01 May 2012-17 July 2016 Joint Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture Cooperation & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, New Delhi
04 Aug. 2005-30 April 2012 Served for varying tenures as Secretary/Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Uttarakhand, Departments of Home, Public Works, Energy, Tourism, Higher Education, Personnel, Sports and Youth Affairs, Horticulture, Watershed Management, etc.
Sept. 2004-July 2005 Pursued higher studies, M.A. Public Policy & Management, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands
Sept. 2003-June 2004 Mela Officer, Ardhkumbh Haridwar/Vice-Chairman, Haridwar Development Authority
April 2002-Sept. 2003 Managing Director, Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam, Dehradun
Feb. 2001-April 2002 Collector & District Magistrate (DM), Nainital, Uttarakhand
July 2000-Jan. 2001 Managing Director, Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam, Nainital
Nov. 1996–July 2000 Served as Collector & District Magistrate (DM), Muzaffarnagar, Jhansi and Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh for varying tenures
Oct. 1994–Nov. 1996 Served for varying periods of time as Staff Officer to Agriculture Production Commissioner, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Additional Registrar Cooperative Society, Government of Uttar Pradesh and Special Secretary, Department of Small Industries, Government of Uttar Pradesh
June 1994-Oct. 1994 District Magistrate, Siddharthanagar
Oct. 1991-June 1994 Chief Development Officer, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh
June 1990-Oct. 1991 Under Secretary/Joint Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Uttar Pradesh
Aug. 1989 - June 1990 Joint Magistrate, Ranikhet, Almora
June 1988-Aug. 1989 Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
Aug. 1986-Sept. 1988 On Training at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie
Conferences/Meetings Participated in International conventions of the FAO and other UN Attended Agencies; led negotiations with various countries related to market access for Indian agricultural commodities
Countries Visited Travelled to various countries in Asia, Europe, North and South America, Africa and Australia