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'''John Mathai''' is a former [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. He belongs to the 1971 batch of [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS). He began his career as sub-collector of [[Thalassery]]. He was appointed Collector of [[Kottayam]] in 1978. He held various positions such as Managing Director of [[State Cooperative Marketing Federation]], [[Director of Public Instruction]], and Secretary for Industries, Power and Forests and Wildlife Departments before becoming the Principal Secretary of Industries in 1996. Subsequently, he was posted as Commissioner of Commercial Taxes and Commissioner of Excise. He was promoted as [[Additional Chief Secretary (India)|Additional Chief Secretary]] in 2005. Later in 2006 he was appointed as the Chief Secretary to [[V.S. Achuthanandan]].<ref>[https://archive.today/20130629121642/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-09-15/india/27826005_1_judicial-probe-cabinet-meeting-chief-secretary ]</ref> He is a graduate from the [[Regional Engineering College Calicut]].<ref>{{cite news |title=John Mathai appointed Chief Secretary |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/john-mathai-appointed-chief-secretary/article3076239.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2006-09-16 |accessdate=2008-09-21}}</ref> He is the youngest brother of Moran [[Cyril Baselios|Cyril Mar Baselios]], [[Catholicos]] of the [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]].<br />
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[[Category:National Institute of Technology Calicut]]</div>119.82.87.219https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Arvind_Mayaram&diff=234703Arvind Mayaram2021-10-14T17:30:07Z<p>119.82.87.219: </p>
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|office = Chief Economic Advisor [[Government of Rajasthan]], <br />
Vice-Chairperson, Rajasthan Economic Transformation Advisory Council<br />
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'''Arvind Mayaram''' is an [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer of 1978 batch belonging to [[Rajasthan]] cadre.<ref>[http://persmin.gov.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01RJ019000 Complete Biodata] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208101846/http://persmin.gov.in/ersheet/MultipleERS.asp?HiddenStr=01RJ019000 |date=8 December 2015 }}</ref> He was [[Finance Secretary]], [[Ministry of Finance (India)|Ministry of Finance]] of [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/arvind-mayaram-gets-second-transfer-order-in-a-fortnight/articleshow/44979016.cms | title=Arvind Mayaram gets second transfer order in a fortnight | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=31 October 2014 | first=Aman | last=Sharma | accessdate=23 August 2020 }}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141030075138/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mayaram-shifted-from-tourism-to-minority-affairs/article1-1280422.aspx Arvind Mayaram moved from tourism to minority affairs]</ref><ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/arvind-mayaram-transferred-again-now-shifted-to-minority-affairs_1491475.html Arvind Mayaram transferred again; now shifted to Minority Affairs]</ref><br />
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On 21 December 2018 he was appointed as principal economic advisor to [[Government of Rajasthan]].{{fact|date=August 2020}}<br />
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==Education==<br />
Arvind Mayaram has a PhD in Finance<br />
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==Career==<br />
Currently he occupies the position of Vice Chairman of the Rajasthan Economic Transformation Advisory Council. He is also Chairman of the CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition. <br />
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===As an IAS officer===<br />
[[File:Finance Secretary.jpg|thumb|Arvind Mayaram as Finance Secretary along with Finance Minister]]<br />
He had earlier held the positions of Secretary [[Ministry of Finance]], Secretary & Special Secretary [[Ministry of Rural Development (India)|Ministry of Rural Development]], [[Government of India]]. He has also been the Alternate Governor for India on the Boards of the [[World Bank]], the [[Asian Development Bank]] & the [[African Development Bank]]. He was India's Finance (Deputy) in the [[G-20]] & [[BRICS]]. He sat on the boards of the [[Reserve Bank of India]] and [[Securities and Exchange Board of India]]. <br />
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===BRICS & G20===<br />
He was India's chief negotiator for [[BRICS]] [[New Development Bank]] and [[Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank]] (AIIB), and co-chair of the Framework Working Group of the G-20.[[File:BRICS Negotiation.jpg|thumb|Arvind Mayaram as part of the BRICS Negotiation Meeting]]<br />
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===Rajasthan===<br />
He has worked as Commissioner, Investment & Non Resident Indians investment, Secretary Planning, Secretary Industries and Secretary Tourism, Art & Culture. He has also had experience of senior management positions in public sector enterprises.<br />
[[File:Arvind Mayaram at Office.jpg|thumb|Arvind Mayaram at office in Jaipur]]<br />
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===India===<br />
He conceptualised and established the National Skill Development Trust and [[National Skill Development Corporation]] (NSDC). He has been instrumental in several major initiatives in the area of investment, infra-structure development, Public Private Partnerships and institution building. He spear-headed the establishment of the framework for mainstreaming PPPs In India and accelerated the process of including newer areas for PPPs not only on sectoral basis but also in a large number of states across India. He also designed the first PPP module for delivering infrastructure in the rural areas.<br />
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===Global Experience===<br />
He has been an investment promotion expert with the [[UNCTAD]] for several years. He has undertaken a large number of missions for the UN agencies in several developing countries such as [[Sudan]], [[South Africa]], [[Fiji]], [[Ecuador]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[South Africa]], [[Cambodia]] etc. apart from participating in several foreign economic negotiations on behalf of the [[Government of India]]. His expertise in the area of PPPs is internationally acknowledged. He has been recognised as “Certified Public Private Partnership Specialist” by the Institute for Public-Private Partnerships (IP3) and the Water, Engineering and Development Centre of [[Loughborough University]] [[United Kingdom|U.K.]]<br />
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