EDUCATIONAL & ALLIED QUALIFICATIONS

1. PhD on "the Directive Principles of State Policy and Attitude Orientation at the L.B.S. National Academy of Administration," Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak.

2. M.A. in Sociology from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.

3. B.A. Honors in Political Science in Economics from the University of Delhi.

4. Visiting Professional with the Overseas Development Group (ODG) at East Anglia; wrote a monograph on "Participative Socio-Economic Approach to Development."

Positions Held in Government of India

1. Secretary Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation,Government of India.

2. Member Secretary of the National Capital Region Planning Board, Ministry of Urban Development (Additional Secretary).

3. Principal Commissioner, Delhi Development Authority (as Secretary).

4. Director, Urban Poverty Alleviation, Ministry of Urban Development.

1. Represented India at Expert Group Conference of the G-15 Countries on "Self propelling Growth" held in Jakarta (Indonesia) and was elected Chairman, Drafting Committee.  

2. Represented India at an International Consultation on "Strategies for Poverty Alleviation in Urban Areas" organized by UNICEF and presented a paper on “A blueprint for the provision of Urban Basic Services to the poor in India” at New York.

3. Served as Mission Leader of the Urban Informal Sector at the ILO (India Office) on foreign deputation for two years.

4. Member of an Indian delegation for studying Training Institutions in the U.K., Sweden and France for developing an agenda for Civil Service Reform.

5. Keynote Address on “In Situ Slum Rehabilitation” at the ADB Seminar during the World Water Week at Stockholm.

6. Represented India as Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, at Ethiopia, Botswana & South Africa as part of the Africa- India Initiative.

7. Delivered an Address on “Provision of Housing & Basic Services to the Urban Poor” at Brasilia at the invitation of the Brazilian Government.

1.A Chapter on “Strengthening Urban Low-Income and Slum Families to respond to child needs” in the “Urban Child – Issues and Strategies” published by N.I.U.An in collaboration with the Planning Commission, Ministry of Urban Development and UNICEF (1993).

2.A Chapter on “Socio-cultural Perspective on Development” in “Culture and Development the Indian Situation” published by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (1995).

3.A Chapter on “Integrated Provision of Basic Services in Urban India” in the book “Integrated Urban Infrastructure Development in Asia” edited by Kulwant Singh, Florian Steinberg, Nathaniel von Einsiedel and published by Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi (1996).

4. A Chapter on “Linkages between Informal & Formal Sectors – Some Findings from Micro-level Studies” in a book titled “Informal Sector in India – Perspective & Policies” edited by Alakh Sharma and Amitabh Kundu and published by IHD & IAMR (2001).

5.A Chapter on “Labour Policy and Employment in the Informal Economy” in the book “India: Labour and Employment Scenario in the 21st Century,” edited by V.S.Jafa, published by New Century Publications (2001). 

6.A publication titled “Nature of the Informal Economy & Three Sectoral Studies” brought out by the ILO, Geneva (2001).

7.A publication titled “Construction Sector Women, Street Corner Market, Micro-Enterprises & Demonstration Initiatives in Delhi” brought-out by the ILO, Geneva (2001).

8.A publication titled “Informal Economy and the Way Forward” brought-out by the ILO, Geneva (2001).

9.Foreword to the Indian Edition of “State of the World, Our Urban Future” Edited by Linda Stake & published by the Worldwatch Institute, Washington, USA (2007).

10.A paper on “Environmental Sustainability in Cities” presented at the 5th EuroIndia Summit on “Smart Sustainable & Innovative Cities” held on 13-14 October 2011 at Leaven in Belgium.

11.Paper on “People-centric approach to Governance within a Structural-Functional Framework” presented at the International Conference on “Gandhiji, Gram Swaraj and Democratic Decentralization” organized by the Kerala Institute of Local Administration at Thrissur (Kerala) in India from 27th  to 29th  Nov. 2014.  

12.Paper on “Nature of the Indian Informal Sector & Relief through an appropriate Micro-Business Development cum Social Security Framework” presented at the XVIII World Congress of Sociology held from 13th to 19th July 2014 at Yokohama, Japan.

13.Keynote Address on “Global Warming, Carbon Emissions & Climate Change” at the National Seminar organized by Rashtriya Chetnashakti Foundation and YMCA University of Science & Technology, Faridabad (India) on 21st January 2016 at Faridabad.

14.Paper on “ Informal Sector as an Instrument of job Creation” presented a Session organized by WG(05) of the ISA  at the Third  ISA Forum of Sociology from 10th to 14th July, 2016 at Vienna (Austria).

15.Keynote Address on “What ails Education in India and how to mitigate the Situation?”at a National Seminar organized by the YMCA Technical University (Faridabad) & the Chetna Shakti Foundation on 7th Feb. 2017 at Faridabad. 

16. Address on “Sustainable and Inclusive Cities of the Future” at the International Conference organised by the Planeta.com on 23^rd Oct, 2017 at Florianopolis, Brazil.

17. Address at the City Council of Florianopolis on “Housing Policy in India” presided by Hon’ble Ver. Gullherme Pereira de Paulo President of the City Council, Florianopolis on the 26^th Oct (evening), 2017.

18. Talk on “Ecological cum Environmental Imperatives, Urban Planning and Economic Growth.” at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) on 25^th  Oct, 2017 at Florianopolis, Brazil.

19. Talk on “Different Models for improving the quality of life in Urban Slums.” at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC)   on 27^th  Oct, 2017 at Florianopolis, Brazil.

20. Keynote Address at the International Conference on “Mountain Cities, Climate Change and Urban Sustainability”organized by Asia Climate Change Education Centre (ACCEC) at ACCEC, Jeju, South Korea in collaboration with Centre for Study of Administration of Relief ( CSAR) and allied agencies at the Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh.