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{{Short description|Indian civil servant}} | {{Short description|Indian civil servant}} | ||
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| honorific_prefix = | |||
| name = Alapan Bandyopadhyay | |||
| honorific_suffix = Retd.[[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|5|17|df=y}}<ref>[https://easy.nic.in/civilListIAS/YrCurr/AgeListCL.asp?Slab=8&Cadre=WB&AsOnDate=01/01/2018 Civil List of IAS Officers]</ref> | |||
| birth_place = [[Asansol]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] | |||
| nationality = Indian | |||
| office1 = [[Chief Secretary (India)|Chief Secretary of the Government of West Bengal]] | |||
| term_start1 = 1 October 2020 | |||
| term_end1 = 31 May 2021 | |||
| 1namedata1 = [[Mamata Banerjee]] | |||
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister | |||
| governor1 = [[Jagdeep Dhankhar]] | |||
| predecessor1 = Rajiv Sinha | |||
| successor1 = H. K. Dwivedi | |||
| spouse = [[Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee]] | |||
| relations = [[Anjan Bandyopadhyay]] (brother) | |||
| office = 1st Chief Advisor to [[Chief Minister of West Bengal]] | |||
| termstart = 1 June 2021 | |||
| 2namedata = [[Mamata Banerjee]] | |||
| 2blankname = Chief Minister | |||
| image = | |||
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}} | |||
'''Alapan Bandyopadhyay''' (born | '''Alapan Bandyopadhyay''' (born 17 May 1961) is an ex-[[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer and former [[Chief secretary (India)|Chief Secretary of State]] for the [[Government of West Bengal]]. He is Chief Advisor for [[Chief minister (India)|Chief Minister]] [[Mamata Banerjee]] since 1 June 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=September 29, 2020|title=Alapon Bandyopadhyay new West Bengal chief secretary, HK Dwivedi gets charge of home|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/alapan-new-bengal-chief-secy-dwivedi-gets-charge-of-home/articleshow/78373944.cms|access-date=2021-04-02|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Chief Minister's Office - Government of West Bengal|url=http://wbcmo.gov.in/cmo.aspx|access-date=2021-04-02|website=wbcmo.gov.in}} | ||
</ref> He took over from IAS officer Rajiva Sinha, in the year 2020, starting his tenure as Chief Secretary of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-29|title=Alapan Bandyopadhyay is WB's new Chief Secretary|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/alapan-bandyopadhyay-is-wbs-new-chief-secretary/article32719910.ece|access-date=2021-04-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | |||
== | ==Career== | ||
Alapan was | Alapan was an officer of [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] batch-1987 from West Bengal. He was earlier a district magistrate of [[Howrah district|Howrah]], [[North 24 Parganas district|North]] and [[South 24 Parganas]] districts. He had also served as Chief Executive Officer, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority and Kolkata Municipal Commissioner. He has also headed several departments — [[Department of Transport (West Bengal)|transport]], [[Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006|Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)]], commerce and industry, [[Ministry of Information & Cultural Affairs (West Bengal)|information and culture]], and [[Department of Home and Hill Affairs|home]] — as principal secretary. The IAS officer also served as interim state election commissioner in 2015.<ref name=":0" /> He has penned several books including ''Amlar Mon'' in 2016 and edited several other books from ''Prosongo Gorkhaland'' (1987) to ''Philosopher's Stone: Speeches and Writings of Sir Daniel Hamilton'' (2000). He retired from IAS on 31 May 2021 and was appointed as Chief Advisor of Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1 June 2021 for 3 years. | ||
A student of Ramakrishna Mission Narendrapur (3rd rank holder in Secondary Examination, 1976, and a National Talent Search Scholar, 1978) and a student of Presidency College and Calcutta University (gold medalist in M.A. Political Science in 1983) he was a journalist with Anandabazar Patrika (ABP Group) before joining the IAS. | |||
== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
Bandyopadhyay was born in | Bandyopadhyay was born in 1961 in [[Asansol]], [[West Bengal]].{{cn|date=July 2022}} He is married to the current [[Vice-chancellor|Vice Chancellor]] of the [[University of Calcutta]] and academician [[Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee]]. His son Milinda Banerjee is lecturer of Modern History in [[University of St. Andrews]], Scotland.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/people/mb419 | title=Dr Milinda Banerjee - School of History }}</ref> His younger brother, [[Anjan Bandyopadhyay]] who was a well-known journalist working in several Bengali media news channels, died on 16 May 2021 due to [[COVID-19]] and its complications.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news |title=Television journalist Anjan Bandyopadhyay dies aged 56 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/television-journalist-anjan-bandyopadhyay-dies-aged-56/article34575078.ece |access-date=16 May 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=17 May 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 11:01, 3 July 2023
Alapan Bandyopadhyay Retd.IAS | |
|---|---|
| 1st Chief Advisor to Chief Minister of West Bengal | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Chief Secretary of the Government of West Bengal | |
| In office 1 October 2020 – 31 May 2021 | |
| Governor | Jagdeep Dhankhar |
| Chief Minister | Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Sinha |
| Succeeded by | H. K. Dwivedi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 May 1961[1] Asansol, West Bengal, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee |
| Relations | Anjan Bandyopadhyay (brother) |
Alapan Bandyopadhyay (born 17 May 1961) is an ex-Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and former Chief Secretary of State for the Government of West Bengal. He is Chief Advisor for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee since 1 June 2021.[2][3] He took over from IAS officer Rajiva Sinha, in the year 2020, starting his tenure as Chief Secretary of West Bengal.[4]
Career[edit | edit source]
Alapan was an officer of IAS batch-1987 from West Bengal. He was earlier a district magistrate of Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas districts. He had also served as Chief Executive Officer, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority and Kolkata Municipal Commissioner. He has also headed several departments — transport, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), commerce and industry, information and culture, and home — as principal secretary. The IAS officer also served as interim state election commissioner in 2015.[2] He has penned several books including Amlar Mon in 2016 and edited several other books from Prosongo Gorkhaland (1987) to Philosopher's Stone: Speeches and Writings of Sir Daniel Hamilton (2000). He retired from IAS on 31 May 2021 and was appointed as Chief Advisor of Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1 June 2021 for 3 years. A student of Ramakrishna Mission Narendrapur (3rd rank holder in Secondary Examination, 1976, and a National Talent Search Scholar, 1978) and a student of Presidency College and Calcutta University (gold medalist in M.A. Political Science in 1983) he was a journalist with Anandabazar Patrika (ABP Group) before joining the IAS.
Personal life[edit | edit source]
Bandyopadhyay was born in 1961 in Asansol, West Bengal.[citation needed] He is married to the current Vice Chancellor of the University of Calcutta and academician Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee. His son Milinda Banerjee is lecturer of Modern History in University of St. Andrews, Scotland.[5] His younger brother, Anjan Bandyopadhyay who was a well-known journalist working in several Bengali media news channels, died on 16 May 2021 due to COVID-19 and its complications.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Civil List of IAS Officers
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Alapon Bandyopadhyay new West Bengal chief secretary, HK Dwivedi gets charge of home". The Times of India. September 29, 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ↑ "Chief Minister's Office - Government of West Bengal". wbcmo.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ↑ "Alapan Bandyopadhyay is WB's new Chief Secretary". The Hindu. 2020-09-29. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ↑ "Dr Milinda Banerjee - School of History".
- ↑ "Television journalist Anjan Bandyopadhyay dies aged 56". The Hindu. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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