Arun Goyal (IAS) Wiki, Age, Caste, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Arun Goyal is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS officer) of 1985 batch of Punjab cadre. On 19 November 2022, he was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India.

Wiki/Biography

Arun Goyal was born on Friday, 7 December 1962 (age 60 years; as in 2022) in Punjab, India. Their zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He received B.A. (Mathematics) and M.Sc. Passed. (Mathematics) from Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab as a gold medalist. He then obtained a PG Diploma in Development Economics from Churchill College, University of Cambridge, England. In 1985, he received the Chancellor’s Medal (highest honour) for excellence in education from the Governor of Punjab.

Physical Appearance

Height (Approx): 5′ 9″

Eye colour: black

Hair Color: Black

Family

parents and siblings

There is not much information available about his parents and siblings.

wife and children

Arun Goyal is married.

Arun Goyal with his wife at an event

in-service training

In 1989, Arun Goyal began his in-service training as a development administrator at the National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad and trained there until 1990. From 1992 to 1993, he did his in-service training in the Junior Level Program in Administrative Training. Institute, Mysore. In 1999, he started mid-level in-service training in batches at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. A year later, he took in-service training in disaster management at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. Some of his other training services include Senior Level (1982-85) batch (2002-2003) at Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, Ethical Leadership at IC Center for Governance (ICCG), Panchgani (2005-2006), Advanced Course on WTO at the Indian Administrative Staff College, Hyderabad (2006-2007), Strategies on Negotiations and Public Private Partnerships at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (2009-2010), Governance and Social Policy at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai. (2012-2013), Improving Governance through Accountability at the National Academy of Audit and Accounts, Shimla (2014-2015), Inner Engineering Leadership Program at Isha (Foundation) Yoga Centre, Coimbatore (2015-2016), and Economic Offenses Investigation of Financial Markets at the National Institute of Security Markets, Mumbai (2016-2017). Arun Goyal did his in-house training in Personnel and General Administration at various places including ASCI Hyderabad, ATI Mysore, IIM Bangalore, NIRD Hyderabad and NIRD Hyderabad. He did his overseas training in Public Sector Management, USA, WTO Internal Trade and Development, Geneva, and Crisis MGT, Commerce, United Kingdom. In 2013, Arun Goyal did mid-level training ‘7th Round MCT Phase 5’.

livelihood

From 1 August 1987 to 1 June 1989, Arun Goyal was posted as SDO (Civil). He has held many other prominent positions such as:

• Additional Deputy Commissioner: District Administration/Land Revenue Management and District Administration (1 June 1989-28 February 1991)
• Additional Deputy Commissioner: District Administration/Land Revenue Management and District Administration (1 June 1989-30 June 1989)
• Chief Administrator: Urban Development/Urban Development (1 July 1989-28 February 1991)
• Chairman: Municipal Administration/Urban Development (1 July 1989-28 February 1991)
• Joint Secretary to the Governor: Governor’s Secretariat/Staff Officer (28 February 1991 to 22 September 1991)
• Joint Secretary: General Administration/Personnel and General Administration (26 July 1992-30 July 1993)
• Deputy Commissioner, Bathinda: District Administration/Land Revenue Management and District Administration (1 August 1993-30 June 1994)
• Secretary, Punjab: State Agricultural Marketing BD (PSAMB), Cadre (AIS) in Agricultural Marketing/Agriculture and Cooperation (30 June 1994-31 October 1994)
• Managing Director, Chandigarh: Industries (31 October 1994-30 November 1995)
• Managing Director, Chandigarh: Tourism (31 October 1994-30 November 1995)
• Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana: District Administration/Land Revenue Management and District Administration (30 November 1995-31 December 1996)
• Managing Director: Public Distribution/Consumer Affairs, Food & PD (31 December 1996 -28 February 1997)
• Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana: District Administration/Land Revenue Management and District Administration (28 February 1997-31 January 1998)
• Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana: District Administration/Land Revenue Management and District Administration (31 January 1998-30 April 2000)
• Managing Director: Shipping/Transportation (1 January 2000-31 January 2001)
• Managing Director, Warehousing Corporation Limited, Punjab: Civil Supplies/Consumer Affairs, Food & PD (9 May 2000-31 January 2001)
• Managing Director, State Warehousing Corporation: Civil Supplies/Consumer Affairs, Food & PD (31 January 2001-07 December 2001)
• Managing Director: Shipping/Transportation (31 January 2001-07 December 2001)
• Managing Director, State Warehousing Corporation: Civil Supplies/Consumer Affairs, Food & PD (19 January 2002-28 February 2002)
• Managing Director: Shipping/Transportation (19 January 2002-28 February 2002)
• Secretary: Youth Affairs and Sports/Youth Affairs and Sports (28 February 2002-31 May 2003)
• Managing Director, Small Industries and Export Corporation Punjab: Industries (12 May 2003-14 June 2006)
• Secretary, Punjab: Finance (15 June 2006-15 March 2007)
• Director, Punjab: Disinvestment/Finance (15 June 2006-15 March 2007)
• Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban Development: Urban Development (15 March 2007-4 November 2009)
• Vice Chairman, Punjab Urban Development Authority (PUDA): Urban Development/Urban Development (15 March 2007-4 November 2009)
• Principal Secretary: Urban Housing/Urban Development (04 November 2009-14 December 2009)
• Secretary, Punjab, Urban Development Authority (PUDA): Urban Development (4 November 2009-02 May 2011)
• Principal Secretary, Power Department, Punjab: Power/Energy (14 December 2009-4 May 2011)
• Joint Secretary, Urban Development, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM): Centre, Urban Development (5 May 2011-28 June 2012)
• Joint Secretary, Finance: Centre, Revenue/Finance (28 June 2012-30 July 2015)
• Vice President, Urban Development: Centre, Urban Development (31 July 2015-31 October 2016)
• Additional Secretary & FA: Centre, Labour/Labour & Employment (1 November 2016 – 22 May 2018)
• Additional Secretary, Culture Centre: Cultural Affairs/Culture (22 May 2018-31 July 2018)
• Special Secretary, Culture: Centre, Cultural Affairs/Culture (1 August 2018-9 August 2018)
• Secretary, Culture: Centre, Cultural Affairs/Culture (10 August 2018-31 December 2019)
• Secretary, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Heavy Industries, New Delhi: Centre, Heavy Industries/Industries (31 December 2019-31 December 2022)

On 18 November 2022, he voluntarily took retirement from the post of Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries. Kamran Rizvi was replaced in his place. His retirement was to take place on December 31, 2022. On 19 November 2022, the President of India Draupadi Murmu appointed her as the Election Commissioner of India. According to the statement of the Union Ministry of Law and Justice,

The President is pleased to appoint Shri Arun Goyal, IAS (Retd.) (PB: 1985) as Election Commissioner in the Election Commission with effect from the date he assumes office.

The post of an Election Commissioner was vacant in the three-member committee from May 15, 2022.

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