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[[Baleshwar Rai]] is a 1970-batch AGMUT cadre [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer who retired as secretary in the government of India. He is originally from Dhadni, [[Ghazipur]]. <ref>{{cite news<br />
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| title = I will not go to Arunachal: Baleshwar Rai<br />
| author = Rahul Singh<br />
| work = [[The Times of India]]<br />
| date = 2003-10-29<br />
| accessdate = 2013-05-09<br />
}}</ref> He has held many important positions in his tenure such as secretary public grievances and coordination, additional secretary in Union Labour ministry,<ref name="Rahul Singh">{{cite news<br />
| url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/39109373.cms<br />
| title = I will not go to Arunachal: Baleshwar Rai<br />
| author = Rahul Singh<br />
| work = [[The Times of India]]<br />
| date = 2003-10-29<br />
| accessdate = 2013-05-09<br />
}}</ref> the [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary]] of [[Goa]],<ref name="DivisionResearch2003">{{cite book|last1=Division|first1=India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Research and Reference|last2=Research|first2=India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.|last3=Reference|author4=and Training Division, India. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Publications Division|title=India, a reference annual|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B3pDAAAAYAAJ|year=2003|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.|isbn=978-81-230-1080-9}}</ref> advisor to the governor in Chandigarh, joint secretary in the Union power ministry, the chairman of Delhi Jal board and NDMC<ref name="Rahul Singh"/> He has held several important positions after retirement like the Chairman of Delhi Public Grieviences Commission, Chairman of the governing Body of UPRAS Vidyalaya, Chairman of CSRL, Chairman of the governing body of [[Kirori Mal College]].<ref>{{cite news<br />
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| title = HC dismisses suspended KMC principal's plea<br />
| work = [[The Times of India]]<br />
| date = 2013-02-19<br />
| accessdate = 2013-05-09<br />
}}</ref> but currently is focused on agriculture and social service.<br />
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==Controversies==<br />
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His role as NDMC administrator came under the scanner of CBI's anti-corruption branch which started investigating him for corruption charges in 1996.<ref>{{cite news<br />
| url = http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Operation-Cleanup/201026<br />
| title = Operation Clean-up<br />
| author = Bhavdeep kang<br />
| publisher = [[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]<br />
| date = 1996-03-20<br />
| accessdate = 2014-06-24<br />
}}</ref><br />
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