Initiate and Drive Civil Service Reforms

Initiate and Drive Civil Service Reforms

Additional Secretary
Department of Personnel &Training
Government of India / 193, North Block, Central Secretariat
New Delhi – 110 001, INDIA
011-23093668 (Off.)
011-23094001 (Fax)
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Rahul Sarin ______

Profile
Equipped with Graduate Degrees in Science and Law, Mr. Sarin joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1974. Relevant skills were developed through a number of professional and in-service training programmes. The qualifications were also upgraded with a Post-Graduate Degree in Development Administration from the University of York, U.K.
Enriched with a wide range of experience of thirty three years Mr. Sarin has developed a keen insight in the use of policy as an effective instrument of spearheading socio-economic transformation. The experience gained from the field assignments, government positions, both with the State Government and the Government of India, together with the deputations with the public sector, has not only provided a first hand experience at policy execution but also given a firm foundation for devising policies and establishing operating systems for their effective implementation.
The assignments at top management levels have helped Mr. Sarin in developing a broader vision and perspective. While it is important to embed control mechanisms and accountability parameters in the financial management systems, at the same time it is also clear that technical solutions alone cannot guarantee the success of any policy. It is equally necessary to address the over arching issues of the political economy and make suitable adjustments both in policy as well as in operating systems. It is only then that policies are expected to realize their outcomes, often only by incremental steps at a time.
Education
IndianSchool Certificate, 1967 / St. Columbus High School New Delhi, India
B.Sc. (Hons.), 1970 / University of Delhi, India
LL.B, 1973 / University of Delhi, India
M.Sc., 1987 / University of York, U.K.
Professional Experience
- Additional Secretary
Department of Administrative
Reforms and Public Grievances
Government of India / Key Functions:
  • Initiate and Drive Civil Service Reforms
  • Enhance Public Service Delivery.
  • Vigilance & National Integrity

- Principal Secretary,
Finance Department
Government of Jharkhand.
2003 -2005 / Key Functions:State Finances, Budget, Audit and Accounts, State Resources, State Debt and Public Expenditure Management.
Other Assignments
  • Adviser, Small and Micro Enterprises, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Government of Republic of Namibia (Foreign Assignment Under Ministry of External Affairs) - 1999 – 2002.

  • Joint Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Non-Conventional Sources of Energy - 1996-1999.

  • Joint Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India - 1994-1996.

  • Divisional Commissioner, Patna, Government of Bihar - 1992-1994.
  • Additional Charge: Vice Chancellor, PatnaUniversity, Patna.

  • Additional Industrial Development Commissioner, Government of Bihar - 1990-1992.

  • Managing Director, Bihar, State Finance Corporation, Patna – 1990.

  • State Transport Commissioner, Government of Bihar – 1990.

  • Director of Industries, Government of Bihar, 1988–1990.

  • Managing Director, Bihar State Pharmaceuticals & Chemicals Dev. Corp. -1987–1988.

  • Special Secretary, Minor Irrigation Department, Government of Bihar - 1985 – 1986.

  • District Magistrate and Collector, Muzaffarpur, Bihar - 1984 – 1985.

  • Joint Director, F.I.C.C. Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India - 1983-1984.

  • Under Secretary, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India - 1980-1983.

  • District Magistrate and Collector Gopalganj, Bihar – 1979–1980.

  • Under Secretary, Joint Secretary, Dept. of Personnel & AR, Government of Bihar – 1978–1979.

  • Sub Divisional Officer, Dumka, and Deoghar, Santhal Parganas, Bihar - 1976 – 1978.

Publications
  • Evaluation of the Science and Technology Policy of a Developing Country: Management in Government, Vol. XXI, No. 1-3, April-December 1989, pp. 57-69.
  • Decision Making Models: A Theoretical Perspective, Jharkhand Journal of Development and Management Studies, XISS, Ranchi, Vol. 2, No. 3, September 2004, pp. 955-972.
  • Perspectives of Fiscal Sustainability in Jharkhand. A Monograph, Centre for Fiscal Studies, Finance Department, Ranchi, October 2005.
  • China's New Road to Development: Opening up the Rural Economy, Jharkhand Journal of Development and Management Studies, XISS, Ranchi, Vol. 3, No. 4, December 2005, pp. 1615-1623.
  • Emerging Imperatives of State Finances, Management in Government, New Delhi, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1, April-June 2006, pp. 15-32.

Dissertation
  • The Role of the Fertilizer Industry in the Agricultural Development of China, University of York, U.K., 1987.

Professional Experience
  • Vice President, Civil Services Officers’ Institute, New Delhi.
  • Chairman, Editorial Board, Management in Government, a quarterly Journal of DARPG, Government of India.
  • Director, Centre for Fiscal Studies, Department of Finance, Ranchi.
  • Vice President, Santhal Pargana Branch of Indian Institute of Public Administration, Deoghar.
  • Joint Secretary, State Branch of Indian Institute of Public Administration, Patna.
  • Director, Institute of Marketing Management, Patna Chapter, Patna.

International Experience
Foreign Assignment:
  • Adviser, Small and Micro Enterprises, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Government of Republic of Namibia – 1999-2002.
External Aided Projects:
  • National Counterpart for World Bank Project on Benchmarking Excellence in Service Delivery.
  • National Counterpart for DFID Project on CapacityBuilding for Poverty Reduction.
  • State Counterpart for USAIDState Fiscal Reform Project of Jharkhand.
  • State Counterpart for World Bank Project on State Economic Report of Jharkhand.
  • State Counterpart for World Bank aided Bihar State Tubewell Project.

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