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{{Short description|Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha since 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_suffix = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd.)
| image_size = 220px
| name = Utpal Kumar Singh
| image = Shri Utpal Kumar Singh IAS (Retd.) Lok Sabha secretary.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2021
| office = [[Secretary General of the Lok Sabha]]
| term_start = 30 November 2020
| term_end =
| 1blankname = Speaker
| 1namedata = [[Om Birla]]
| predecessor = [[Snehlata Shrivastava]]
| successor =
| office3 = [[Joint Secretary]] of the [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare]]
| term_start3 = 1 May 2012
| term_end3 = 17 July 2016
| office4 = [[Additional Secretary]] of the [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare]]
| term_start4 = 18 July 2016
| term_end4 = 24 October 2017
| office2 = [[List of chief secretaries of Uttarakhand|Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand]]
| governor2 = [[Baby Rani Maurya]] (from August 2018)<br>[[Krishan Kant Paul]] (till August 2018)
| term_start2 = 25 October 2017
| term_end2 = 31 July 2020
| predecessor2 = S. Ramaswamy
| successor2 = Om Prakash Singh
| office1 = [[Secretary]] of [[Lok Sabha Secretariat]]
| 1blankname1 = Secretary-General
| 1namedata1 = [[Snehlata Shrivastava]]
| term_start1 = 1 September 2020
| term_end1 = 30 November 2020
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|07|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bokaro (Thermal)|Bokaro Thermal]], [[Bihar]], India
| death_date =
| spouse = Nipunika Singh
| children = 1
| alma_mater = [[Kirori Mal College]], [[University of Delhi]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]] Hons.)<br>[[International Institute of Social Studies]] ([[Masters of Arts|M.A]] in History)
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Civil servant]]|bureaucrat}}
| module = {{Infobox person|embed=yes|employer=[[Indian Administrative Service]]}}
}}

'''Utpal Kumar Singh''' (born 29 July 1960<ref name="biodata">{{cite web|url=https://sansad.in/cms/ls-pp/uploads/sg_utpal_singh_e180923871.pdf?updated_at=2022-09-13T09:00:34.397Z.pdf|title=SHRI UTPAL KUMAR SINGH SECRETARY-GENERAL LOK}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/miscellenous-india/utpal-kumar-singh-who-was-chief-secretary-of-uttarakhand-got-important-responsibility-of-lok-sabha-secretary-know-what-is-his-specialty-6370287?amp=1|title=Retired IAS officer Utpal Kumar Singh बिहार के जमुई के रहने वाले हैं।|publisher=patrika.com}}</ref>) is a retired [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Administrative Service officer]] of 1986 batch from [[Uttarakhand]] cadre<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/retired-ias-officer-utpal-kumar-singh-appointed-secretary-general-of-lok-sabha-1745510-2020-11-30|title=Retired IAS officer Utpal Kumar Singh appointed Secretary-General of Lok Sabha|date=30 November 2020 |publisher=[[India Today]]}}</ref> who is serving as the [[Secretary General of the Lok Sabha]] the lower house of Indian parliament since 30 November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=LS Secretary General Utpal Singh gets one year extension|url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/ls-secretary-general-utpal-singh-gets-one-year-extension/105640628|website=ET Government|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/senior-ias-officer-utpal-kumar-singh-appointed-lok-sabha-secretary-general-2332131|title=Senior IAS Officer Utpal Kumar Singh Appointed Lok Sabha Secretary General|publisher=ndtv.com}}</ref>

==Early life==
Singh was born to Braj Kishore Singh and Annapurna Singh on 29 July 1960 in [[Bokaro (Thermal)]], which is now a part of [[Jharkhand]].<ref name="biodata"/>

==Education==
He has completed his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] (Hons), [[Master of Arts|M.A]] from [[Kirori Mal College]] of [[Delhi University]] and his graduate studies from [[International Institute of Social Studies]] from where he received an [[Master of Arts|M.A]] degree in [[Public Policy]] located in [[The Hague]], [[Netherlands]].<ref name="biodata"/>

==Career==
Singh has held several positions at the center{{clarify|date=September 2025}}, including Additional Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/former-chief-secretary-of-ukhand-named-secretary-lok-sabha/articleshow/77810145.cms|title=Former Chief Secretary Of Uttarakhand Named Secretary Lok Sabha|work=The Times of India |date=29 August 2020 |publisher=[[The Times of India|Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/utpal-kumar-singh-appointed-lok-sabha-secretary-general-177998|title=Utpal Kumar Singh appointed Lok Sabha Secretary General|publisher=tribuneindia.com}}</ref>

During his tenure as Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand (2017–2020), Singh worked alongside several senior Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including [[Vinod Prasad Raturi]], who held the position of Revenue Secretary at that time.<ref>{{cite web | title=CS for clearing pending cases of forest rights | date=31 July 2018 | url=https://www.newspost.live/en/en/cs-for-clearing-pending-cases-of-forest-rights/ }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Singh is married to Nipunika Singh and they have one child.<ref name="biodata"/>

==References==
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[[Category:Indian Administrative Service officers]]
[[Category:People from Jamui district]]
[[Category:1960 births]]
[[Category:Academic staff of Delhi University]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Secretaries general of the Lok Sabha]]

Utpal Kumar Singh - Revision history

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