Anshu Prakash

Anshu Prakash (born 20 September 1961; IAST: Aṃśu Prakāśa) is a 1986 batch civil servant of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) cadre of Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre. He served as the Chief Secretary of Delhi from 4 December 2017 to 18 November 2018. He is currently posted as secretary in the telecom department of the Ministry of Communications (India).[1]

Anshu Prakash
Chief Secretary of Delhi
In office
4 December 2017 – 18 November 2018
Lieutenant GovernorAnil Baijal
Chief MinisterArvind Kejriwal
Preceded byM. M. Kutty
Succeeded byVijay Kumar Dev
Personal details
Born (1961-09-20) 20 September 1961
Delhi, India
Alma materSt. Stephen's College, Delhi University
Faculty of Management Studies
OccupationIAS
ProfessionCivil servant

Education

Prakash completed his BA in economics from the St. Stephen's College at the University of Delhi,[2][3] and also has an MBA degree from Faculty of Management Studies at the University of Delhi.[2][3]

Career

Prakash has served in various key positions for both the Government of India and the governments of his cadre, such as Chief Secretary of Delhi, Principal Secretary (Health and Family Welfare), additional commissioner in the now-trifurcated Municipal Corporation of Delhi, chairman and managing director of Delhi Transport Corporation, secretary of New Delhi Municipal Council, Registrar of Cooperative Societies in the Government of NCT of Delhi,[2][3] district magistrate and collector of a district in the Government of Goa,[2][3] and as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser in the Ministry of Rural Development, additional secretary in Department of Heavy Industries of Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, joint secretary in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and as a director in the Department of Economic Affairs of Ministry of Finance and Company Affairs in the Indian government.[2][3]

He has also served as, on different occasions, as the private secretary of the Minister of Health and Family Welfare and the Minister of Information and Broadcasting.[2]

Chief Secretary of Delhi

Prakash was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Delhi in December 2017,[4][5][6] he assumed that office on 5 December 2017.[2] He was transferred to the department of telecommunication on 18 November 2018.

Controversies

Prakash was allegedly manhandled by members of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in February 2018.[7][8][9] AAP countered Prakash's claim by saying that he had stated "He is not responsible to the chief minister or the MLAs", adding that Prakash had "used bad language against some MLAs and left without answering any questions".[10]

References
  1. "Shri Anshu Prakash | Department of Telecommunications | Ministry of Communication | Government of India". dot.gov.in. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. "Anshu Prakash - Executive Record Sheet". Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. "Who is Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash?". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Express Web Desk. 20 February 2018. OCLC 70274541. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. "Centre names Anshu Prakash as Delhi's new Chief Secretary". The Hindu. New Delhi. Staff Reporter. 2 December 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. OCLC 13119119. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. "Anshu Prakash appointed Delhi chief secretary". India Today. New Delhi. Press Trust of India. 1 December 2017. ISSN 0254-8399. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  6. "Anshu Prakash appointed Delhi chief secretary". Hindustan Times. Delhi. HT Correspondent. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  7. Basu, Snigdha (20 February 2018). Ghosh, Deepshikha (ed.). "Delhi Chief Secretary Alleges Assault At Arvind Kejriwal's Home By 2 MLAs: 10 Points". NDTV. Delhi. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  8. "Delhi Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash'assault' case LIVE UPDATES: IAS body up in arms, AAP calls press meet at 4 pm". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 20 February 2018. OCLC 70274541. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  9. "Delhi chief secretary allegedly assaulted at Kejriwal's residence, IAS officers protest". Hindustan Times. Delhi. HT Correspondent. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  10. "AAP MLAs assaulted me: Delhi Chief Secretary". The Hindu. Staff Reporter. New Delhi: N. Ram. 21 February 2018. ISSN 0971-751X. OCLC 13119119. Retrieved 10 October 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
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