Rahul Khullar
Rahul Khullar | |
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Chairman Telecom Regulatory Authority of India | |
In office 15 May 2012 – 14 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | J.S. Sarma |
Succeeded by | Ram Sewak Sharma |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 April 1953 |
Died | 23 February 2021 | (aged 67)
Occupation | Civil Servant |
Rahul Khullar (5 April 1953 – 23 February 2021) was an IAS officer of the 1975 batch and a former Chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).[1]
Early life and education[]
Khullar was in the 1969 undergraduate batch in Economics at the St. Stephen's College, Delhi where he was a contemporary of economist Kaushik Basu and NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar. He completed his post-graduation from the Delhi School of Economics. He subsequently obtained a Ph.D in Economics from Boston University after joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1975.[2]
Career[]
He was the Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Trade prior to his selection as Chairman of TRAI by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. He had a three-year term and one of the first orders of business for him was to sort out the various claims over the new auction and the 2G case. He was also a former Income Tax Commissioner.[3][4][5][6][7][8] In recent years, he had been teaching Economics and Mathematics at Vasant Valley School in New Delhi, India.
Personal life[]
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He was married to IAS batchmate and former Chairperson of Niti Aayog Sindhushree Khullar and they have two daughters.
Death[]
He died on 23 February 2021, following a long illness.[9][10]
References[]
- ^ "Rahul Khullar". Department of Personnel and Training. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Top administrator and former TRAI chief Rahul Khullar no more". ET Government. Economic Times. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Who is Rahul Khullar". NDTV Profit. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ "Rahul Khullar: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Rahul Khullar". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ "Telcos cannot take freedom to fix tariffs for granted, says Trai chairman, Rahul Khullar". The Economic Times. 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ "Consumers should be offered lowest mobile call rates: Kapil Sibal". The Economic Times. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ "Rahul Khullar to be new Trai chairman". The Times of India. 2012-05-13. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ "Government appoints commerce secretary Rahul Khullar as Trai chairman". India Today. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
- ^ Phadnis, Aditi (2021-02-24). "Rahul Khullar, a man who stood tall for 'the little guy', passes away". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-02-25.
- ^ "Former Trai chief Rahul Khullar passes away". The Economic Times. 23 February 2021.
External Links[]
- 1952 births
- 2021 deaths
- Indian Administrative Service officers
- Delhi School of Economics alumni
- Indian people stubs