Overview

• He passed away at his Delhi residence on June 2 after a month in hospital for cancer treatment.
• His last rites are planned at Delhi’s Lodhi Road crematorium as officials and colleagues mourn his loss.
• A 1993 batch IAS officer with a B.Tech in mechanical engineering, he began as SDO in Kota and served as district collector and divisional commissioner across Rajasthan.
• Between January 2020 and January 2024, he held key posts on central deputation as Member (Administration) at NHAI and Additional Secretary at NDMA.
• Tributes have poured in from Governor Haribhau Bagde, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, former CMs Ashok Gehlot and Vasundhara Raje, Leader of Opposition Tikaram Julie and the IAS Association.