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{{Short description|Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1999 batch}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ashutosh Agnihotri
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| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|11 March 1974}}
| birth_place = [[Kanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India
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| occupation = Civil servant
| alma_mater =
| education = [[Master of Arts]] <br> [[Master of Science]] <br> [[Bachelor of Science]]
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'''Ashutosh Agnihotri''' is an [[India]]n poet, writer and [[Indian Administrative Service]] officer of the 1999 batch.<ref>{{cite news |title=Assam Tourism to go Gujarat way with brand ambassador, marketing initiatives galore |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/assam-tourism-to-go-gujarat-way-with-brand-ambassador-marketing-initiatives-galore/ |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=28 May 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bureaucratic reshuffle:Faiz Ahmed Kidwai appointed DGCA chief, Ashutosh Agnihotri to head FCI |url=https://economictimes.com/news/india/bureaucratic-reshufflefaiz-ahmed-kidwai-appointed-dgca-chief-ashutosh-agnihotri-to-head-fci/articleshow/116917400.cms |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=3 January 2025}}</ref> He is currently chairman and managing director of [[Food Corporation of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=MHA orders premature retirement of DANICS officer |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/mha-orders-premature-retirement-of-danics-officer/article67401323.ece/ |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=9 October 2023 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ashutosh Agnihotri IAS has been appointed as Chairman and MD Food Corporation of India |url=https://www.witnessinthecorridors.com/BureaDetails.aspx?id=46559 |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=Witness In The Corridors |language=en}}</ref> He is also the Chairman of the [[Central Warehousing Corporation]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ashutosh Agnihotri Appointed Chairman of Central Warehousing Corporation |url=https://www.logisticsinsider.in/ashutosh-agnihotri-appointed-chairman-of-central-warehousing-corporation/ |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=Logistics Insider |date=4 June 2025}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

Agnihotri was born on 11 March 1974 in [[Kanpur]] district of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Birthdate |url=https://personnel.assam.gov.in/sites/default/files/swf_utility_folder/departments/personnel_webcomindia_org_oid_3/this_comm/ias_civil_listmay2022_1.pdf |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=[[Government of Assam]]}}</ref>

He completed his schooling at Sir Padampat Singhania Education Centre in [[Kanpur]]. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master’s degree in English Literature from [[Christ Church College, Kanpur |Christ Church College, Kanpur University]]. In 2016, he also earned a Master’s degree in Public Management and Governance from the [[London School of Economics]] and Political Science. <ref>{{cite news |title=B.Sc, MA की डिग्री, UPSC क्रैक करके बनें IAS,अब FCI में मिली ये अहम जिम्मेदारी |url=https://hindi.news18.com/news/career/jobs-upsc-ias-fci-cmd-ashutosh-agnihotri-b-sc-ma-degree-now-got-chairman-managing-director-in-food-corporation-of-india-8940503.html |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=[[News18]] |date=5 January 2025 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=From FCI to CWC: IAS Ashutosh Agnihotri Appointed Chairman of Central Warehousing Corporation - Know More About Him |url=https://indianmasterminds.com/news/from-fci-to-cwc-ias-ashutosh-agnihotri-appointed-chairman-of-central-warehousing-corporation-know-more-about-him-121142/ |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=Indian Masterminds}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=National Forensic Sciences University |url=https://www.nfsu.ac.in/details/301 |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=[[National Forensic Sciences University|NFSU]] |language=en}}</ref>

==Works==
Agnihotri has served in various key roles across both the state and central governments. His career began in the Assam-Meghalaya cadre,<ref>{{cite news |title=Ashutosh Agnihotri IAS has been appointed as Chairman, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) |url=https://www.witnessinthecorridors.com/BureaDetails.aspx?id=47535 |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=Witness In The Corridors |language=en}}</ref> where he held the positions of Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate in [[Dibrugarh]], [[Nalbari]], and [[Kamrup district|Kamrup]] (Metro) districts. He also served as Commissioner and Secretary to the [[Government of Assam]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Why was Agnihotri transferred out of GMDA in just 6 months? |url=https://www.guwahatiplus.com/guwahati/why-was-agnihotri-transferred-out-of-gmda-in-just-6-months |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=G Plus |language=en}}</ref>

From 2020 to 2025, he served as Joint Secretary<ref>{{cite news |title=Ashutosh Agnihotri is appointed as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs |url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/Circular_AshutoshAgnihotri_IAS_06022020.PDF |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|MHA]]}}</ref> and later as Additional Secretary in the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Ashutosh Agnihotri IAS has been appointed as Additional Secretary Department, MHA, Government of India |url=https://www.witnessinthecorridors.com/BureaDetails.aspx?id=45603 |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=Witness In The Corridors |language=en}}</ref>

==Notable work==

* ''Os Ki Thapaki''<ref>{{cite news |title=Os Ki Thapaki |url=https://rajkamalprakashan.com/os-ki-thapaki-e-book.html?srsltid=AfmBOooqxbKkzkJ1khX3YXiCo_eqelYR1HRnyJ41KcXL_33-NE-mU3Fa |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=[[Rajkamal Prakashan]]}}</ref>
* ''Kucch Adhure Shabd''<ref>{{cite news |title=IAS officer Ashutosh Agnihotri launches his book “Kuch Adhure Shabd” |url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/ias-officer-ashutosh-agnihotri-launches-his-book-kuch-adhure-shabd/1712374/ |work=[[ThePrint]] |date=12 August 2023}}</ref>
* ''The Light of Love and Other Stories''<ref>{{cite news |title=The light of love and other stories |url=http://library.ipeindia.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=23386&query_desc=Provider%3ANew%20Delhi%2C%20and%20location%3AS%20Campus |work=[[Institute of Public Enterprise]] |date=2023}}</ref>
* ''Spandan''<ref>{{cite news |title=IAS officer Ashutosh Agnihotri's new Ram Bhajan gets positive response |url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/entertainment/story/ias-officer-ashutosh-agnihotris-new-ram-bhajan-gets-positive-response-789324-2024-01-19 |access-date=3 June 2025 |work=[[India Today NE]] |date=19 January 2024 |language=hi}}</ref>

==References==
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