Rajiv Kumar Gupta

Biography

 Rajiv Kumar Gupta, IAS is the Managing Director, Executive Non-Independent Director - Nominee of Government of Gujarat of Gujarat of Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. He is BA (Political Science, English Literature & Medieval History) (Gold Medalist), MA (Political Science), University of Allahabad and Ph.D. (International Law). He is a Senior IAS Officer having rich experience in the field of Management and Administration. He has held distinguished positions in Government of Gujarat like Collector and District Magistrate - Vadodara, Sabarkantha and Mehsana, Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Co-operation Department, Secretary, Women & Child Department, Commissioner (Higher & Technical) Education, Executive Director – Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd., and Managing Director – Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation, etc. He has been associated as an Expert on “Water Law” with Institute of International Law at International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands. He has contributed various Articles in reputed National and International Journals and has written Books on “Water Resource Development”, “Water Resource Management” and on “Public Discipline”. He is holding many international positions like Member of New Generation of Water Leaders, Mexico and has also been awarded Life Time Achievement Award by Australian Alumni Association. Presently, he is Principal Secretary, (Water Supply) Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar Department, Government of Gujarat (GoG). He is also Principal Secretary, Climate Change Department, GoG, which is first of its kind in whole of Asia. He is Chairman and Managing Director of Gujarat Water Infrastructure Ltd. and Chairman of Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage Board and Water And Sanitation Management Organization (WASMO).

Research Interest

 chemical technologies business and administration