H. K. Dwivedi

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Hari Krishna Dwivedi
IAS
Chief Secretary of the Government of West Bengal
Assumed office
1 June 2021
GovernorJagdeep Dhankhar
Chief MinisterMamata Banerjee
Preceded byAlapan Bandyopadhyay
Home Secretary of West Bengal
In office
1 October 2020 – 31 May 2021
Preceded byAlapan Bandyopadhyay
Succeeded byB P Gopalika
Personal details
Born (1963-06-20) 20 June 1963 (age 58)
Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
ResidenceKolkata

Hari Krishna Dwivedi is an Indian administrator who is currently serving as Chief Secretary for the Government of West Bengal since 1st June 2021. He succeeded his predecessor Alapan Bandhyopadhyay.[1]

Early life and education[]

Dwivedi was born on 20 June 1963 in Uttar Pradesh, India.

He did his schooling from Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun. He hold a degree of Master of Science (in Chemistry).

On July 2021 West Bengal Chief Secretary H K Dwivedi has been conferred with a PhD degree by Calcutta University in Development Economics for his thesis titled 'Measurement of Fiscal and Debt Sustainability of Indian States — An Alternative Approach'.[2]

Dwivedi had done his Masters in Development Economics from London School of Economics and has published papers in reputed journals.

Career[]

Dwivedi first selected as Indian Foreign Service for some time, later he was shifted to IAS. He is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1988-batch of West Bengal cadre.

Dwivedi earlier held the post of additional chief secretary, home and hill affairs in the West Bengal government.[3][4] In addition to home and hill affairs, Dwivedi also held the charge of the secretary to the departments of parliamentary affairs, planning and statistics and programme monitoring in the Government of West Bengal.[5] He was earlier the state's additional chief secretary in the finance ministry.[1]

Dwivedi was commercial tax commissioner for a long time and was also in charge of the excise department.

Dwivedi has been a member of the board of West Bengal Power Development Corporation Ltd since 2012.

Reference[]

  1. ^ a b DelhiMay 31, India Today Web Desk New; May 31, 2021UPDATED; Ist, 2021 20:03. "Who is Hari Krishna Dwivedi and why Mamata Banerjee replaced Alapan Bandopadhyay with him?". India Today. Retrieved 2021-06-01.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Calcutta University confers PhD in Development Economics to West Bengal Chief Secretary H K Dwivedi". edexlive.com. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  3. ^ Jun 1, TNN / Updated; 2021; Ist, 12:54. "H K Dwivedi is new chief secretary of Bengal, B S Gopalika home secretary | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-06-01.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Sep 29, TNN / Updated; 2020; Ist, 07:28. "Alapan Bandyopadhyay new West Bengal chief secretary, HK Dwivedi gets charge of home | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-06-01.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ www.ETGovernment.com. "New Bengal chief secretary H K Dwivedi assumes charge, top IAS officer B S Gopalika named new home secretary - ET Government". ETGovernment.com. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
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