BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

TRIPATHI, SHRI RAMESH CHANDRA: M.A.; Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha; s. of Shri H.C. Tripathi and Smt. Bhagwati Devi; b. at Jalaun (UP), August 02, 1939; ed. at Allahabad; m. Smt. Girija Tripathi; 2 s. 1 d.

Started career in 1958 as a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in the University of Allahabad; Taught History, Culture and Archaeology and also conducted archaeological explorations and excavations, evaluated material finds, brought out excavation reports and set up a museum in the Department of Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology, University of Allahabad.

Entered the Indian Administrative Service in 1964; held various jobs of field at Government level, requiring action as well as analysis on issues of diverse kinds relating to development and regulatory administration; Worked in the fields of human resource, training, information and broadcasting, education, water resources, regional planning, energy and Legislative/ Parliamentary work; Also prepared programmes and schemes for development of people and regions; Besides planning for development of the local/regional level, duties included evaluation of developmental programmes and redesigning/modification to achieve goals; Monitoring, evaluation and policy formulation have engaged his attention and time as an administrator and planner in these fields; In the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs functioned as a link between the various Ministries of the Union Government and the two Houses of Parliament involving management of time for the disposal of Government business; In addition, facilities, remuneration and other aspects of welfare of Members of Parliament are also part of the job respectively; Also conducted the election for the office of Vice-President of India in July-August, 1997. Presently Secretary-General of the Rajya Sabha.

 

Publications: Published several articles on General Administration and Indian History and Culture; Revised and enlarged the "Early History of India" by Prof. N.N. Ghosh (Indian Press, Allahabad) by adding the chapter on "Indian Culture and Civilisation and South-East Asia".

 

Travel Abroad: Widely travelled both inside and outside the country; Has visited Australia, China, Japan, Iraq, Kuwait, U.A.E., France, U.K., Italy, Brazil, Thailand, Pakistan, Philippines, U.S.A., Cambodia, Nepal in connection with official work including the World Cultural Heritage, SAARC meeting and the like.

 

Employment: (i) Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha since October, 1997; (ii) Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, New Delhi from September 1995 to 31st August, 1997; (iii) Adviser (Education), Planning Commission, New Delhi from June, 1993 to August, 1995; (iv) Principal Secretary, Department of Energy, Government of U.P., Lucknow from February, 1992 to June, 1993; (v) Principal Secretary & Director General, Department of Public Enterprises, Government of U.P., Lucknow from August, 1991 to February, 1992; (vi) Joint Secretary, Department of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi from July, 1986 to July, 1991 (also Director General, Archaeological Survey of India from January, 1987 to November, 1987); (vii) Secretary, Department of Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation & Natural Calamities, Government of U.P. Lucknow from April, 1985 to July, 1986; (viii) Secretary, Department of Education, Culture, Sports & Youth Affairs, Government of U.P., Lucknow from September, 1981 to April, 1985; (ix) Chairman and Administrator, Command Area Development Commissioner, Sharda Sahayak Command Area Development Authority, Lucknow from May, 1980 to September, 1981; (x) Special Secretary, Education, Government of U.P., Lucknow from June, 1979 to April, 1980; (xi) Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, New Delhi from January, 1976 to June, 1979; (xii) Deputy Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie (U.P.) from February, 1974 to December, 1976; (xiii) District Magistrate and Collector, Dehradun (U.P.) from June, 1971 to December, 1973; (xiv) District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner, Pauri Garhwal (U.P.) from April, 1970 to June, 1971; (xv) Deputy Development Commissioner, Varanasi Division, Varanasi from June, 1968 to March, 1970; (xvi) Joint Magistrate; Mahoba and District Magistrate and Collector, Hamirpur (U.P.) from November, 1966 to June, 1968; (xvii) Assistant Collector & Magistrate, Azamgarh (U.P.) from July, 1965 to November, 1966; (xviii) Joined Indian Administrative Service (IAS) : Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie (U.P.) : Training as IAS Probationer from June, 1964 to July, 1965; (xix) Lecturer / Assistant Professor, University of Allahabad (Department of Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology) from July, 1958 to June, 1964.

Favourite Pastime : Indology, Education, Site-seeing.

Clubs: (i) Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi; (ii) Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Bombay; (iii) Indian International Centre, New Delhi.