Pranjal Yadav is an Indian Administrative Services officer[1] who is the Special Secretary at the National Integration Department; Special Secretary, Medical Health & Family Welfare and Additional Mission Director, National Health Mission, Government of Uttar Pradesh.[2]
Pranjal Yadav | |
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| Born | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Education | B.Tech. degree in Mechanical Engineering |
| Alma mater | IIT Roorkee |
| Occupation(s) | Special Secretary, National Integration Department, Govt. of U.P. Special Secretary, Medical Health & Family Welfare Deptt. + Additional Mission Director, NHM, UP LUCKNOW |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | Government of India |
| Organization | Indian Administrative Service officer |
Education
editHe completed his B.Tech in mechanical engineering from IIT-Roorkee before getting into IAS in 2006.[3]
Career
editIn June 2007, he started his career as an assistant collector in Allahabad district and then went next to Siddharth Nagar sub-division as a joint collector.[4] He was the Azamgarh DM before he was transferred to Varanasi. Yadav was appointed on 3 February 2013 in Kashi.[5] He has worked against illegal occupation on the streets and for the protection of the Ganga river's historical Ghats.[6]
Controversies
editPranjal faced controversies over not allowing the prime ministerial candidate to hold a public rally.[7] The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate in Varanasi, Narendra Modi, has been a favorite of the locals despite not allowing the rally to be held in the sensitive Benia Bagh ground in 2014.[8]
References
edit- ^ "'Tough' Varanasi DM in his toughest job". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Pranjal Yadav". Department of Appointment and Personnel Govt. of Uttar.
- ^ "Who is Pranjal Yadav, the IAS officer who nixed Modi's Varanasi rally?". Firstpost.
- ^ "Pranjal Yadav: DM who eased Varanasi's traffic problems". The Economic Times.
- ^ "वाराणसी में पॉप्युलर हैं प्रांजल यादव". Navbharat Times.
- ^ "The IIT-groomed babu who said 'no' to Modi". The Times of India.
- ^ "Arun Jaitley stands by BJP's criticism of Election Commission directive to deny Modi permission for rally in Varanasi". India Today. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "The IIT-groomed babu who said 'no' to Modi". The Times of India.