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Dr. Prasant Kumar is listed as 35 years + in Govt policy making & implementation, Part TIme DIrector in Company Boards, Natural Resource Manager, Independent External Monitor @EIL & KLL, Empanelled Arbitrator, Speaker at Engineers India Limited, a with 3290 employees, based in New Delhi, Delhi, India. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Dr. Prasant Kumar.
Dr. Prasant Kumar previously worked as Guest Speaker at National Centre For Good Governance and Independent External Monitor (IEM) at Engineers India Limited. Dr. Prasant Kumar holds Ph.D, Research Topic : “Joint Forest Management Outcomes Across Forest Types : A Study In Madhya Pradesh” from Teri University, New Delhi.
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Over 35 years dedicated to the Rural Development and Natural Resource Management - two very important sectors for any country - both at the policy making and implementation levels. As Special Secretary, Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, led successfully the rural housing scheme - Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) - for five years, since its inception in 2016. PMAY-G aims at 'Housing for All by 2024' with a target of construction 29.5 million rural houses - a humungous target. Achievements include reduction in average number of days taken for completion of a house from 314 days in 2015 to 114 days in 2017, quadrupling of annual completion of house completion in a span of 5 years, evidence based monitoring by capturing geo-tagged and time & date stamped photos of 5 stages of house construction, direct fund transfer from the provincial headquarter to the beneficiary's account, use of performance index dashboard to monitor performance of geographies and on each of the 10 parameters to instill a sense of healthy competition. A result-oriented person, the experiences gained, skill sets acquired in the areas of Planning, Business Process Re-engineering, Capacity Building, Leadership Development, Programme Management including coordination skills , Performance Improvement and Quality Assurance, while working in the Ministry of Rural Development, would be extremely useful, both nationally and internationally. Additionally, worked as Part Time Official Director of National Housing Bank, NEPA Limited, MP Minor Forest Produce Development Federation and MP Forest Development Corporation. Passion for the environment, forests and wildlife and their habitat, natural resource management and a keen interest to pursue that passion got reflected during the service period of more than 16 years at the Provincial level. Not only dealt with the implementation but also with the policies and policy instruments. Planned and executed long and short-term initiatives towards the desired future conditions of the forests, with increased diversity, improved forest health and productivity. The climate change mitigation, addressing livelihood issues of the forest dependent communities were some other aspects. All these required planning skills which took care of minutest details and then its effective implementation leading to desired results, leadership skills, team-building capabilities, decision-making and monitoring skills. and effective communication skills.
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Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India
Addressed foreign participants - officials of Govt. of Bangladesh - on leveraging Digital Technology : Changing Landscape of Rural India
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Engaged as an Independent External Monitor (IEM) by Engineers India Limited (EIL) for three years, after approval of Central Vigilance Commission, for implementation of Integrity Pact Programme.
New Delhi, Delhi, India
New Delhi, Delhi, India
*On 29th November, 2021 – appointed as an Independent External Monitor (IEM) by Konkan LNG Limited (KLL) for three years, after recommendation of Central Vigilance Commission, for implementation of Integrity Pact Programme.
New Delhi, Delhi, India
New Delhi, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
Independently evaluated five Tiger Reserves - Kaziranga and Manas Tiger Reserves in Assam and Pakke, Kamlang and Namdapha Tiger Reserves in Arunachal Pradesh - as a team member for the 5th Cycle of Management Effectiveness Evaluation exercise.
New Delhi, Delhi, India
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Led successfully the team in Government of India to achieve the objective of "Housing for All" in rural India by 2024 by implementing Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G). Additionally, oversaw the implementation of the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Rurban Mission (SPMRM) which is a scheme to make available the facilities / infrastructure in rural areas akin to urban areas.
New Delhi, Delhi, India
*Joint Secretary, Government of India, Ministry of Rural Development *Joint Secretary, Administration, Coordination and Training.*Joint Secretary, Rural Housing and Part-time Official Director, National Housing Bank, New Delhi
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, India
*ex-Officio Chairman, Forest Development Authority (FDA) - for FDAs of the districts Shahdol, Umaria and Anuppur in Madhya Pradesh *ex-Officio Regional General Manager, MP, Minor Forest Produce Federation*ex-Officio Regional General Manager, MP Ecotourism Board, Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
New Delhi, Delhi, India
*Director, Training – In addition to looking after the training needs of the Indian Army and tri-service trainings also handled issues related with NCC, School of Foreign Languages, Army History. Was also the Honorary Secretary of Sainik Schools Society and was instrumental in :- getting annual subsidies from Ministry of Finance approved for the students of Sainik Schools; introducing training courses for Matrons, refresher courses teachers etc.; introduction of inter-school final examinations for class 8 & 9 to reduce failures in the class X board examinations;introduction of compulsory spoken English classes in all the Sainik Schools; opening of two more Sainik Schools in Bihar; rationalizing the period between the written entrance examination and interview so that the candidates from far flung areas get sufficient time to appear in the interview. *Director, Civilian Personnel – – dealt with approximately 250,000 civilian personnel working under the Ministry of Defence including policy issues on personnel matters*Director (Defence Land)*Chief Labour Welfare Officer, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi*Director, Procurement – Capital procurement of arms and equipments for the Indian Army. Handled approximately 1/7th of the total budget of the Indian Army.*Director, Personnel, Department of Defence Production looking after personnel matter of Ordnance Factory Board, including that of Indian Ordnance Factory Service.
New Delhi, Delhi, India
Was responsible for the implementation of the newly launched scheme Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), in its first year, for the entire country including releases, policy matters, plan exercises, BPL Census etc.
New Delhi, Delhi, India
*Was involved in writing of the chapter on Environment and Forests for the IX th Five Year Plan. *Was also part of the Annual Plan discussions and its finalization for various States and UTs.*Played an important role in organizing a Seminar on Climate Change in the Planning Commission which was attended by eminent scientists and various Ministries of the Government of India.
Naringhpur, Madhya Pradesh
The implementation of Joint Forest Management (JFM) in the district added an altogether different dimension not only in forest protection but also in development of villages in and around forests. The micro-plan prepared for these villages were appreciated throughout the state of MP. The performance of JFM committees too were highly appreciated and were visited by both national and international visitors
Mahasamund, Madhya Pradesh Now Chhattisgarh
*Divisional Forest Officer (Production), Mahasamund, Madhya Pradesh now Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh – Managed the largest forest production (Timber, Fuelwood and Bamboo) division of Madhya Pradesh. *Ex-officio Director, Forest Guards Training School, Mahasamund, Madhya Pradesh now Chhattisgarh – introduced un-armed combat training in the curriculum, introduced modules on leadership, interactive teaching methods etc. Also conducted Vipashyana Sadhna Camp for the benefit of the trainees.*Based on Competence Based Training (CBT), developed in United Kingdom, prepared a training module for Forest Guards and Foresters which was accepted by the MP Forest Department.
Raigarh, Madhya Pradesh Now Chhattisgarh
Kanker, Madhya Pradesh Now Chhattisgarh.
Bastar District Of Madhya Pradesh Now Chhattisgarh
Close interaction with the villagers resulted in community involvement in forestry outside the forests.
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Bhartendu Kumar Azad
Colleague at Engineers India LimitedPatna, Bihar, India
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Shavaita Safaya
Colleague at Engineers India LimitedWest Delhi, Delhi, India
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Lokesh Verma
Colleague at Engineers India LimitedDelhi, India
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Abhishek Kumar
Colleague at Engineers India LimitedSandila, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Ambika Geetha
Colleague at Engineers India LimitedChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Mohit Verma
Colleague at Engineers India LimitedDelhi, India
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Mmahul Rana
Colleague at Engineers India LimitedKangra, Himachal Pradesh, India
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B.A Mahesh Kumar
Colleague at Engineers India LimitedAndhra Pradesh, India
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D.V. Parmar
Colleague at Engineers India LimitedGreater Vadodara Area, India
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Sambhu Charan Maity
Colleague at Engineers India LimitedDelhi, India
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Activities and Societies: Decentralization, Participation, Public action in Development; Managing environmental change in rural.
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Dr. Prasant Kumar works for Engineers India Limited.
Dr. Prasant Kumar is listed as 35 years + in Govt policy making & implementation, Part TIme DIrector in Company Boards, Natural Resource Manager, Independent External Monitor @EIL & KLL, Empanelled Arbitrator, Speaker at Engineers India Limited.
Dr. Prasant Kumar is based in New Delhi, Delhi, India while working with Engineers India Limited.
Dr. Prasant Kumar has worked for National Centre For Good Governance, Engineers India Limited, Harris School Of Public Policy At The University Of Chicago Centre In Delhi, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, and Konkan Lng Limited (Kll).
Dr. Prasant Kumar's colleagues at Engineers India Limited include Bhartendu Kumar Azad, Shavaita Safaya, Lokesh Verma, Abhishek Kumar, and Ambika Geetha.
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Dr. Prasant Kumar holds Ph.D, Research Topic : “Joint Forest Management Outcomes Across Forest Types : A Study In Madhya Pradesh” from Teri University, New Delhi.
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