Dhanendra Kumar
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Dhanendra Kumar (born 1946) is a civil servant who was the first chair of Competition Commission of India (CCI).[1][2] Kumar formerly served as executive director at World Bank.[3][4]
Biography
[edit]Born in 1946, Kumar joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1968. Kumar has served as a secretary to the following ministries:
Kumar is the founder of the chairman of Competition Advisory Services (India) LLP (COMPAD).[9] During his career, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has constituted a Committee under his chairmanship for framing of National Competition Policy (India) and related matters (formulate amendments in the Act).[10][11]
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MHUPA) has constituted a Committee under his chairmanship on Streamlining Approval Procedures for Real Estate Projects (SAPREP).[12] Kumar is currently assisting Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs[13][14][15] (of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India) as Principal Advisor and Chief Mentor of School of Competition Law – the upcoming National Centre of Excellence.
Kumar is invited regularly by all major business focused media houses and newspapers in India viz. The Economic Times, Business Standard, Mint (newspaper), Businessworld, Hindustan Times, The Financial Express (India), Moneycontrol, CNBC TV18, Deccan Herald, Business Line, Navbharat Times, Hindustan (newspaper), Amar Ujala, The Quint amongst others to author articles and OpEd on business topics of contemporary interest.
Awards
[edit]Kumar was given the National Citizen's Award by Mother Teresa for outstanding contribution in development of Industrial Parks in Haryana. Kumar was also awarded honorary doctorate in recognition of outstanding contribution in public affairs.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Govt appoints Dhanendra Kumar as CCI Chairman".
- ^ "CCI Mandated to Make Markets Function for the Consumer and to Ensure Fair and Healthy Competition in the Indian Economy- Dhanendra Kumar".
- ^ "Road to World Bank, IMF".
- ^ "New ACC Appointments".
- ^ "Dhanendra Kumar to be Secretary Defence Production".
- ^ "ACC approves Secretary level appointments".
- ^ "Dhanendra Kumar takes charge as Secretary, Road Transport and Highways". Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
- ^ "ASI to undertake six phased conservation work at famous Ta Prohm Temple in Cambodia".
- ^ "Competition Advisory Services (India) LLP".
- ^ "MCA draft – Ministry of Corporate Affairs". Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "Second round of Consultations on the Revised Version of National Competition Policy Begins Tomorrow".
- ^ "Single Window System for Clearance for Real Estate Projects Soon: Ajay Maken".
- ^ "A Round Table on Corporate Regulation Stresses the need for Such Regulation to be Growth-Oriented, Transparent and Inclusive".
- ^ "Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs Signs MoU with National Law School of India University".
- ^ "Systemic Changes Required To Energise Competition Law: Chairperson Compat".