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{{Short description|Indian civil servant}}
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{{Infobox person
|name = Kapil Mohan
|image = KapilMohanIAS.jpg
|caption = Mohan at KAT National Conference 2017
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|alma_mater =
|education = [[B.Sc]] in [[Computer Science]] <br /> [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] <br /> [[Master of Public Policy|MPP]] Certificate in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy from <br /> [[Princeton University]], US
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|9|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
|occupation =
|website = [http://kapilmohan.in/ kapilmohan.in]
|employer = [[Government of India]]
|organization = [[Indian Administrative Service]]
|years_active = 1990–present
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'''Kapil Mohan''' is a 1990 batch Indian civil servant. He has served in the [[Ministry of Power (India)|Ministry of Power]] for the Government of India during which he implemented the Restructured Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Program (RAPDRP) and the [[Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana]] (RGGVY).{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

Currently he is the [[Principal secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] and Chairman of [[Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation|BESCOM]], Hubli Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM), [[Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation|CESCOM]] and Power Company of Karnataka Limited (PKCL). He also holds the concurrent charge as the principal secretary for Ports Infrastructure and Inland Water Transport.

He was previously serving as Principal Secretary to the [[Government of Karnataka|State Government of Karnataka]] and looking after Infrastructure Development Department. The department looks after major infrastructure projects in Airports and Railways sectors.. He was previously working as Principal Secretary Housing, Govt of Karnataka and Interim Authority of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), Karnataka.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://rera.karnataka.gov.in/aboutUs|title=Shri Kapil Mohan IAS, Interim Real Estate Regulatory Authority|work=Interim Real Estate Regulatory Authority}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://katconference2017.com/kapilmohanias/|title=Presentation of Sri. Kapil Mohan IAS|work=KAT National Conference 2017}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Kapil Mohan was born in [[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]], India. He attended the [[Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs]], [[Princeton University]], USA, as a McNamara Fellowship in the areas of public policy and science, technology, and environmental policy. Kapil Mohan is a management graduate with a background in science.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/about/perspective/qanda/kapil-mohan.aspx|title=Q&A with Kapil Mohan|work=Microsoft}}</ref>

==Career==
He is a 1990 batch IAS officer of the [[Karnataka]] Cadre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stg1.kar.nic.in/dparservices/getiaslist2.asp?code=55|title=Dept. of Personal & Administrative Reforms|work=Govt. of Karnataka}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://civillist.ias.nic.in/YrCurr/LengListCL.asp?Slab=4&Cadre=00&AsOnDate=01/01/2015|title=IAS Officer's Civil List Information System|work=Indian Administrative Service}}</ref> He is also having the additional post as the Principal Secretary Housing Board, Govt of Karnataka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://housing.kar.nic.in/contact.html|title=Principal Secretary of Government|work=Department of Housing, Karnataka}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.karnatakahousing.com/board.aspx|title=Board Members|work=Karnataka Housing Board}}</ref> And he is also appointed as Interim Authority of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rera.karnataka.gov.in/aboutUs|title=Interim Real Estate Regulatory Authority|work=RERA Karnataka}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/rera-set-to-rein-in-real-estate-agents/articleshow/59625433.cms|title=Kapil Mohan spoke about Karnataka RERA Portal|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/rera-implementation-fight-for-rera-namma-bengaluru-foundation-karnataka-975742-2017-05-07|title=Homebuyers met Karnataka Housing Secretary Kapil Mohan|work=India Today}}</ref>

Mohan held the charge of [[Youth Empowerment]] and sports department which oversees youth affairs and sports development in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kat.karnataka.gov.in/profile|title=Principal Secretary|work=KAT, Government of Karnataka|access-date=2018-01-10|archive-date=2020-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927141015/https://kat.karnataka.gov.in/profile|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://egov.eletsonline.com/2017/09/karnataka-stands-top-rank-in-rera-act/|title=Kapil Mohan Interview on Karnataka RERA Act|work=eGov Magazine}}</ref> He held the charge of Education department which looks after primary and secondary education in the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://content.magicbricks.com/property-news/bangalore-real-estate-news/karnataka-rera-a-reality-will-it-address-home-buyers-woes/93454.html|title=Panel discussion on Karnataka RERA|work=MagicBricks}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76GeZlkgA-w|title=Kapil Mohan IAS in conversation with Doordarshan regarding RERA Karnataka|work=RERA Karnataka, DD Chandana|date=3 November 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/rera-only-69-projects-registered-in-hubballi-dharwad-and-belagavi-areas/article20462968.ece|title=RERA chairman Kapil Mohan speaking at a workshop in Hubballi|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

He worked as Managing Director of Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Limited, a Govt. of Karnataka Undertaking.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=http://www.kbjnl.com/|title=Managing Director|work=KBJNL, Government of Karnataka}}</ref> KBJNL is responsible for the development, operation, and maintenance of irrigation and maintenance of irrigation systems in [[Upper Krishna Project]] area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/scientific-water-management/article5524900.ece|title=Launching the world's largest drip irrigation project|work=The Hindu}}</ref> It is responsible for operation and maintenance of 6.07 lakh hectares of the command area.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/president-to-dedicate-upper-krishna-project-to-the-nation-today/article3093712.ece|title=President to dedicate Upper Krishna Project to the nation today|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report-rs17000-crore-plan-for-utilisation-of-river-krishna-water-1620743|title=Plan for utilisation of River Krishna water|work=DNA India}}</ref>

== Awards and recognition ==
2001: Won the prestigious [[St Andrews Prize for the Environment]] awarded internationally competitive basis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestandrewsprize.com/finalists/2001|title=The 2001 Andrews Prize for the Environment|work=The St Andrews Prize}}</ref>

2004: Became Fellow of Leadership in Environment and Development (LEAD), an international organization working in the area of promotion of leadership in fields of environment and development.

2005: Elected as Director of [[Lead India|LEAD]] in 2005<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.leadindia.org/search25.php?sector=Government|title=Lead Fellows|work=Lead India}}</ref>

2008: Received [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] – [[IFMR]] award in an international competition on original work in urban development.<ref name=":0" />

2009: Selected as [[Eisenhower Fellowships|Eisenhower Fellow]] from India on energy issue. The selection committee in India was headed by Mr. [[Kumarmangalam Birla]] and in USA by Gen. [[Colin Powell]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eisenhowerfellowships.org|title=Eisenhower Fellow|website=Eisenhower Fellow}}</ref>

2013: Selected as one of the 60 Fellows who have made the transformational impact in 60 years of Eisenhower fellowship existence in 2013.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Eisenhower fellowship existence in 2013|url=http://efworld.org/uploads/files/70290086997361839-kapilmohan.pdf.|journal=Eisenhower Fellowship Existence in 2013}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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