Atul Chaturvedi, 1974 batch UP cadre IAS, is new steel secretary

ATUL Chaturvedi, a 1974 batch UP cadre IAS and presently secretary in department of fertilizers has been appointed as secretary in the ministry of steel in place of PK Rastogi, a 1974 batch AP cadre IAS on his retirement on October 31, 2009. Biodata of Atul Chaturvedi, IAS Cadre: Uttar Pradesh Batch: 1974 Date of Birth: August 16, 1950 Date of Retirement: August 31, 2010 Sex: Male Place of Domicile: Uttar Pradesh Mother Tongue: Hindi Educational Qualifications Masters in Physics First Div

Important Postings a) Assistant Collector, (From July 1, 1976 to July 1, 1977) b) Director, Planning & Prog Implementation, (August 1, 1978 to October1, 1979) c) District Magistrate, Bulandshahr, (From May1, 1983 to June 1, 1984) d) Transport Commissioner (From February1, 1986 to October1, 1986) e) Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi (From October1, 1986 to June1, 1988) f) Director, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, New Delhi (From July1, 1988 to November1, 1989) g) Counsellor, (Director Equiv Centre) - Foreign Assignment h) Joint Secretary (Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi) (From February 23, 2000 to February 22, 2005) i) Additional Secretary & FA Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi (From February 21, 2006 to January 2, 2008) j) Special Secretary Ministry of Rural Development, New Delhi From January 2, 2008 to July 28, 2008) k) Secretary, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers (From July 28, 2008 to October 31, 2009)

Domestic Training Training at CSIR, Lucknow University for 68 weeks (1970)

Foreign Training Short Term Training for 3 weeks at UK (2004) Training at Italy for 6 weeks (1987)

Other Action & Appointments a) The proposal of department of commerce for extension in tenure of Rajiv Yadav, a 1981 batch Assam cadre IAS as Executive Director, Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) for 3 months upto January 17, 2010 has been approved. b) The proposal of the ministry of home affairs for inter-cadre transfer of Ms Aslam Khan, a 2007 batch MP cadre IPS from Madhya Pradesh to AGMUT cadre has been approved. c) S Krishnan, a 1975 batch IAS and currently special secretary in the ministry of labour and employment will be the new secretary in the department of fertilizers. d) The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the assignment of additional charge of the post of Member (Finance), Atomic Energy Commission, Space Commission and Earth Commission to Sushama Nath, 1974 batch MP cadre IAS who is also the secretary in the department of expenditure under the finance ministry.