Shri Alok Rawat took charge as Secretary, Union Public Service Commission, here today. Before joining UPSC, he was Principal Secretary, Planning and Development cum Development Commissioner cum Principal Secretary (PIME-NDC), Govt. of Sikkim, since June, 2005. Shri Rawat joined the IAS in 1977 and belongs to the Sikkim cadre. He has held diverse assignments in his 30 years of rich administrative experience.
From June 2000 to June 2005, Shri Alok Rawat was Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Govt. of India. He has also worked as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. Shri Rawat held various posts in Govt. of Sikkim, including Resident Commissioner, Commissioner cum Secretary, Information & Public Relations, and Finance Secretary, as also other district-level field postings.
Shri Rawat did his graduation in Physics in the year 1974 from Lucknow University. In 1989, he did his post graduation in Development Studies from United Kingdom and in 1997 he did a one-year course on National Security.
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