Viewing to scan the internal trade modules upright, Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra takes over as the Secretary of DPIIT
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New Delhi, August 02: Waking ahead in the novel recruitments to the Modi 2 regime, the Centre on Friday appointed Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, an IAS officer of 1986 batch, as the secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade in the national capital.
Prior to taking over as Secretary, DPIIT, he has served as chairman of Airports Authority of India, where he brought about many changes in it’s strategic operations.
“He gave new direction to AAI and steered it to achieve greater excellence in the sector of airport infrastructure development not only at the metro airports but also in tier II and tier III cities”, the statement read.
Earlier he has also served as Joint Secretary to the Commerce Department, where he worked for the promotion of Special Economic Zones, Public Procurement and Project Exports related to Financing and Insurance.
Mohapatra while holding the portfolio of Municipal Commissioner in Surat, was involved in the process of converting Surat into one of the models of urban governance with its thrust on solid waste management, quality infrastructure and sound financial management.
“As Municipal Commissioner of Ahmedabad, he was instrumental in developing several urban projects like the Sabarmati riverfront, BRTS, Kankaria lakefront and heritage promotion”, the statement affirmed.
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