A K Sharma, a former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Gujarat cadre, turned politician after taking voluntary retirement from civil service in January 2021 and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh.
Wiki/Biography
Arvind Kumar Sharma was born on Wednesday, July 11, 1962 (age 60 years; as of 2022), in Kajha Khurd, Mur, Uttar Pradesh district. He was born in a rural area and grew up doing housework, cleaning the front of houses, cleaning half-tooth drainage systems, feeding cattle and regulating seasonal plantations. He spent his childhood witnessing his father contributing to the development of the village. His father was well established in the first tube and played a key role in the establishment of a secondary school in the name of Pundit Alagoo Rai Shashtri in the village. He attended local schools, one in his village and another in an adjoining village called Khurhat. He received his secondary education in Rasla, Bahria District. Thereafter, he did his intermediate studies in the science stream at Dav Inter College in Maui and passed his 10th and 12th rank from this UP board. Later, he attended University of Allahabad, where he pursued BA in Political Science, Philosophy and Economics, in the field of Political Science. In his academics he was a topper and obtained first grade grades. During his college years he used to compose and recite poems and ghazals, participated in stage plays, skits and skits. Thereafter, he held a UGC fellowship as a Research Fellow (D. Phil) while pursuing a career as a lecturer in the Department of Political Science.
Appearance
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
parents and siblings
His father Shri Shivmurti Sharma retired from the senior post of MAU road station. Earlier, Sharma’s father was a traffic inspector on the road and at the same time, his mother Shrimati Shanti Sharma was a housewife. Talking about his father’s work, he said in an interview,
My father was serving road transport and I spent a lot of my childhood in two bus stations (Rasra & Mau)…so, I owe chaiwalas, halwais, drivers, drivers, conductors ecosystem. The porters and staff were an integral part of my daily life. This phase of my life lasted from sixth grade to twelfth grade. “
His father died in December 1999. AkSharma is the eldest son of three brothers
wife and children
In March 1987, he married Kiran Sharma. His son Abhinav Sharma was born on the same day the UPSC results were announced. Later, the couple had a daughter named Chitra Sharma, who was married in a family in Kashi, Varanasi.
Religion/Religious Views
Ak Sharma was born into a religious Hindu family, following Brahma Baba, Syed Baba, Banjaari Mai, Deeh Baba, Kali Various deities such as Maa, Deiya Mai and Shiva. His father chanted Rudrashtakam, a Sanskrit composition from the Rudra devotional composed by the Hindu bhakti poet Tulsidas. His mother used to pray to Lord Surya through the ritual of offering water to the sun every morning. He grew up listening to the holy narrations of Hindu gods Satya Narayan and Ram Charit Manas, another form of Tulsidas religious narrative.
caste
Ak Sharma was born into a Brahmin farming family in Bhumihar (also known as Babhan).
Profession
After completing his formal education, he started his career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Allahabad.
indian administrative services
In his third attempt, Sharma became a civil servant in 1988 and started his career as an IAS officer in the Gujarat cadre. He was appointed as the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Palitana, Palitana in 1989.
hold a position
- Assistant Collector (August 1, 1989 to August 1, 1992)
- Other Registrar – Cooperatives/Agriculture and Cooperatives (1 August 1989 to 1 February 1993)
- Vadodara District Development Officer (February 1, 1993 to April 1, 1995)
- Commissioner Mehsana (April 1, 1995 to May 1, 1997)
- Joint MD – Mines/Mining and Minerals (1 May 1997 to 1 July 1997)
- KHEDA District Collector (July 1, 1997 to June 1, 1998)
- Deputy Secretary, Gandhi Nagar (June 1, 1998 to April 1, 1999)
- Joint Commissioner, Vadodara – Rehabilitation/Residential (from April 1, 1999 to June 1, 2001)
- Additional Commissioner Industry (June 1, 2001 to October 1, 2001)
- Chief Minister Minister of General Affairs (October 1, 2001 to February 13, 2004)
- Chief Minister Minister of Personnel Management (February 14, 2004 to January 2, 2006)
- NA Joint Secretary (January 4, 2006 to November 13, 2006)
- Secretary to the Chief Minister (November 14, 2006 to April 17, 2013)
- Additional Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister (17 April 2013 to 30 May 2014)
- Joint Secretary, Prime Minister’s Office (June 3, 2014 to July 22, 2017)
- Other Secretaries in the Office of the Prime Minister (July 22, 2017 to April 30, 2020)
- Secretary – Micro and Medium Enterprises, New Delhi (April 30, 2020 to November 11, 2021)
When Narendra Modi took over as chief minister of Gujarat in 2001, Sharma was one of the officials sent to the CM’s office. Sharma first served as secretary to the chief minister and in 2013, he was promoted as additional principal secretary to the chief minister.
Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ak Sharma
He earned a reputation as an infrastructure expert during his several years in Gujarat while holding the post of Chief Executive Officer, Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB). Sharma’s other positions with the Gujarat government include Deputy Secretary Finance, Head of Bureau of Public Enterprises and MD of IndexB. He was also the head of investment promotion and investors in Gujarat between 2001 and 2006. Modi’s trusted bureaucrat, Sharma moved the Tata Nano Plant from Singur in West Bengal to Sanand in Gujarat in 2008 Sanand).
AK Sharma shakes hands with Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
He also played a key role in bringing then US Ambassador Nancy Powell to Gandhinagar in 2014. The meeting follows more than 10 years of indifference from the US government to Modi. Thereafter, he joined the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as Joint Secretary after becoming the Prime Minister in 2014.
AK Sharma at the Prime Minister’s Office
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Sharma was appointed as the Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Ministry. He played a key role in organizing the Vibrant Gujarat Summits, a biennial event that was launched in 2003 under the visionary leadership of Narendra Modi Conceptualized under, this activity plays an important role in bringing in foreign investments.
train
- He attended the 12th round of Vocational Training Program Phase V 2018 for IAS officers from June 4, 2018 to June 22, 2018.
- In 1995-1996, he spent three weeks at Assam Accordut Coffice College, Guwahati.
- In 1999-2000, he received training in Information Technology Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
- He completed the Master of Public Policy (MPP) program at Merit in 2006 at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia.
politics
In January 2021, after retiring from the civil service 18 months before his deserved retirement, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh as a member of the Legislative Council (MLC).
Arvind Kumar Sharma joins the BJP in the presence of Swatantra Dev Singh and Dinesh Sharma at the BJP office in Lucknow on January 14, 2021
In April 2021, when Uttar Pradesh Varanasi was struggling under the second Covid surge, Sharma was appointed as the district’s ‘Kulvid Prabari’ Covid Prabhari)”. As Covid Prabhari, Sharma attended meetings of district and police officials, oversaw the establishment of DRDO hospitals and telecom applications and ensured the functioning of the command and control centre. PM Sharma’s Covid-19 relief efforts urged states to follow Varanasi model for Covid Management. In June 2021, he was appointed as the Vice President of UP BJP.
dispute
In September 2018, Indian politician and chairman of the Indian National Congress Rahul Gandhi accused AK Sharma of undermining Vijay Mallya’s lookout notice in 2015, allowing the fugitive tycoon to escape arrest in India. India’s supply offenders charged with fraud and money laundering are estimated at Rs. 9,000 crore, Vijay Mallya fled the country on March 2, 2016. Rahul tweeted,
CBI JT. Director AK Sharma undercut Mallya’s ‘attention’ notice, allowing Mallya to escape.
Mr. Sharma, a Gujarat cadre officer, is the prime minister’s blue-eyed boy in the CBI.
The same officer was responsible for Nirav Modi & Mehul Choksi’s escape plan. Oh, investigate!
– Rahul Gandhi (@rahulgandhi) September 15, 2018
Apparently, Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Sharma, who was conducting a CBI probe into the Rs 11,400-crore Punjab National Bank fraud involving businessman Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.
awards, honors, achievements
- Best DDO title awarded by the Government of Gujarat in 1993-94
AK Sharma’s Best DDO Certificate was awarded by the Government of Gujarat in 1993-94
- He was awarded a certificate of honor for his contribution to the cause of human resettlement and rehabilitation associated with the Sarovar (Narmada) Water Resources Project of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India
A K Sharma’s certificate of honor for his contribution to the cause of human resettlement and rehabilitation associated with Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Water Resources Project
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Facts/Trivia
- After becoming an IAS officer, AK Sharma worked with local officials to ensure basic connectivity through the road network in his village, which was absent earlier.
- The appointment of Sharma as the vice-president of the BJP comes against the background of Babbles, who could be appointed deputy chief minister of the state government if there is a cabinet reshuffle ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections. Rumors over Sharma’s induction in the cabinet have led to a cold war between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and PM Narendra Modi.
- AK Sharma adopted two public health care facilities in his hometown. He also provided necessary medicines, oxygen concentrates and other equipment to both medical facilities. In one of his initiatives called ‘Mau Ki Muskaan’, two experts on women’s diseases and one pediatrician were appointed at the MAU Regional Women’s Hospital in response to Sharma’s request to the health minister and health minister.
Photos of AK Sharma visiting Mau District Hospital
- After his political activities, he developed an application called “Tej” which is an interactive web portal to solve the problems of common people.
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Source: HIS Education