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{{Short description|Independent Director of Bajaj Finserv}}
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{{COI|date=February 2014}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sanjiv N Sahai, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd.)
| native_name =
| image = Sanjiv N Sahai - Original.jpg
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|1|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bhagalpur]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| office = [[Director (business)|Independent Director]] of [[Bajaj Finserv]]
| term_start = 1 March 2025
| appointer = [[Board of directors]] of [[Bajaj Finserv]]
| office1 = [[Secretary to the Government of India|Power Secretary of India]]
| appointer1 = [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]]
| predecessor1 = [[Subhash Chandra Garg]]
| successor1 = Alok Kumar
| term_start1 = 2019
| term_end1 = 2021
| office2 = [[Additional Secretary to the Government of India|Additional Power Secretary of India]]
| term_start2 = March 2018
| term_end2 = July 2019
| office3 = Principal [[Secretary]] of Finance, Home Planning
of [[Government of Delhi]]
| term_end3 = December 2014
| term_start3 = March 2018
| alma_mater = ([[Masters of Arts|M.A.]]) [[Hindu College, Delhi]]<br>[[Delhi University]]<br>
([[Master of Public Policy]] in Public Policy and Finance)[[Princeton University]]
| occupation = retired [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS Officer]]
}}
'''Sanjiv N. Sahai''' (born 14 January 1961) is a [[retired]] [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Administrative Service officer]] of 1986 batch of [[Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territories cadre]] who is currently serving as the [[Director (business)|Independent Director]] of [[Bajaj Finserv]] since March 1, 2025<ref>{{Cite web|title= Sanjiv N Sahai|url=https://www.aboutbajajfinserv.com/sanjiv-sahai|website= [[Bajaj Finserv]]|language=en}}</ref> and before that he served as the [[Secretary to the Government of India|Power Secretary of India]].<ref>{{cite web |last=SAHAI |first=SANJEEV NANDAN |date=31 January 2021 |title=Sanjeev Nandan Sahai IAS Secretary - Ministry of Power |url=http://documents.doptcirculars.nic.in/D2/D02eod/OrdSyA20210123bBxis.PDF |website= |publisher=Govt of India, DOPT, ACC}}</ref>

==Early life==
Sanjiv N. Sahai was born in [[Bhagalpur, Bihar]]. He spent his childhood in [[Jamshedpur]], [[Jharkhand]] where he attended Loyola School. He moved to [[New Delhi]] to study history at [[Hindu College, Delhi]]. He has a [[master's degree]] in public policy from [[Princeton University]], where he focused on economic policy.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

He was a Robert McNamara fellow at [[Princeton University]],<ref>{{cite web |date=14 May 2013 |title=RSM Fellowships Program |url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/WBI/EXTWBISFP/EXTRSMFP/0,,menuPK:552352~pagePK:64168427~piPK:64168435~theSitePK:551843,00.html |access-date=27 January 2014 |publisher=Web.worldbank.}}</ref> and a recipient of the [[World Bank scholarship|Joint Japan World Bank Fellowship]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

==Career==
Sanjiv Sahai started his career with [[Tata Group]], and went on to join the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) in 1986.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://in.linkedin.com/in/sanjiv-sahai-ias-38b8007|title=Linkedin - About|date=14 January 2020|newspaper=[[LinkedIn]]|access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref> He served in a range of positions, including five years in the [[Prime Minister's Office (India)|Prime Minister's Office]], where he was worked closely on road and transport infrastructure. In 2004, he was also the chairman and managing director of [[Delhi Transport Corporation]], while serving as the Secretary-cum-Commissioner of Transport for the Delhi Government. Later in 2005, he was appointed as the chairman of the Chandigarh Housing Board by the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Union Ministry of Home Affairs]].<ref>{{cite news |date=1 November 2019 |title=Sanjeev Nandan Sahai assumes charge as Secretary, Ministry of Power |newspaper=United News of India (Delhi) ,UNI |place=Delhi |url=http://www.uniindia.com/sanjeev-nandan-sahai-assumes-charge-as-secretary-ministry-of-power/india/news/1776428.html |access-date=14 January 2020}}</ref>

In 2007 he was nominated by the [[Infrastructure Development Finance Company]] (IDFC) as managing director and CEO of the [[Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System]] (DIMTS),<ref>{{cite web |date=1 November 2019 |title=Sanjeev Nandan Sahai takes charge as Power Secretary |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sanjeev-nandan-sahai-takes-charge-as-power-secretary/articleshow/71852096.cms |access-date=14 January 2020 |website=economictimes indiatimes}}</ref> an urban transport and infrastructure development company with equal equity from the [[Government of Delhi]] (GNCTD) and the IDFC Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |title=IDFC Foundation - Financial Services and Infrastructure Development |url=http://www.idfc.com/foundation/index.htm |access-date=27 January 2014 |publisher=Idfc |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921165702/http://www.idfc.com/foundation/index.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2015, Sahai was appointed Finance Secretary and Home Secretary in the Government of Delhi,{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} where he led the team tasked with formulating the budget. His tenure as Home Secretary was marked by stand off between the [[Aam Aadmi Party]] Government and the [[Lieutenant Governor of Delhi]] over policing and justice affairs.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In May 2018, Sahai was posted as additional secretary to the [[Government of India]] in the [[Ministry of Power (India)|Ministry of Power]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-finance-secretary-transferred-to-power-ministry-5162619/ |title=Delhi Finance Secretary transferred to Power ministry |newspaper=The Indian Express |date=4 May 2018}}</ref>

On 1 November 2019, Sahai became secretary to the [[Government of India]] in the [[Ministry of Power (India)|Ministry of Power]] and served there till 31 January 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sanjeev-nandan-sahai-takes-charge-as-power-secretary/articleshow/71852096.cms|title=Sanjeev Nandan Sahai takes charge as Power Secretary|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=1 November 2019}}</ref>

After his retirement as secretary, Sahai was appointed as director of the [[Nehru Memorial Museum & Library]] in March 2022 where he served till March 2025.<ref>{{Cite news| url= https://nehrumemorial.nic.in/contact.html| title= NMML}}</ref>

He is currently serving as the [[Director (business)|Independent Director]] of [[Bajaj Finserv]] since March 1, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|title= Sanjiv N Sahai|url=https://www.aboutbajajfinserv.com/sanjiv-sahai|website= [[Bajaj Finserv]]|language=en}}</ref>

==Awards==
* Governor's gold medal for outstanding service in Arunachal Pradesh{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
* Asia Pacific HRM Congress Awards’ CEO with HR Orientation Award 2013 by Institute of Public Enterprises (IPE)<ref>{{cite web |date=6 September 2013 |title=Asia Pacific HRM Congress 2013 |url=http://www.asiapacifichrmcongress.com/APHRM%20Awards%202013.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922055804/http://www.asiapacifichrmcongress.com/APHRM%20Awards%202013.html |archive-date=22 September 2013 |access-date=27 January 2014 |publisher=Asiapacifichrmcongress}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*http://www.cseindia.org/userfiles/sanjiv_nsahai.pdf
* [http://www.trafficinfratech.com/interview-improving-integrated-traffic-infrastructure-with-its/ Interview: Improving Integrated Traffic Infrastructure with IT by TrafficInfraTech Magazine]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/its-rapid-transit-for-majority-experts/article1246330.ece It’s rapid transit for majority: Experts]
* [http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/new-mobile-application-for-womens-safety/article5524158.ece New mobile application for women’s safety]

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