Arup Roy Choudhury Explained

Arup Roy Choudhury
Office:Professor of Practice, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Term:28 January 2021 - present
Birth Date: 1956 12, df=yes
Nationality:Indian

Arup Roy Choudhury (born 29 December 1956) is an Indian business executive and professor. He worked as the Chairman & MD of NBCC (National Building Construction Corporation), a Navaratna Central Public Sector Company from 3 April 2001 to 31 August 2010, and as Chairman and MD of NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation), a Maharatna Central Public Sector Company from 1 September 2010 to 31 August 2015.

He also held an additional charge of Chairman of DVC (Damodar Valley Corporation), a Company owned by Govt. of India, Govt. of West Bengal, and Govt. of Jharkhand. From 6 October 2015 till 15 Dec 2020 he worked with the Govt. of West Bengal, initially as the Chief Commissioner of West Bengal Right to Public Service Commission, and thereafter as the Principal Advisor Infrastructure to the West Bengal Cabinet. Since 28 Jan 2021, he has joined as Professor of Practice with the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.

Choudhury holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering with a Post graduation in Management & Systems. He has a Ph. D from IIT Delhi in Project Management, with a special emphasis in Dispute Resolution.[1] [2]

Choudhury's ancestors came to Patna in Bihar in the 1920s. His paternal grandfather belonged to the landowning (Zamindar) class of Taki in today's West Bengal and had to leave home under adverse family circumstances due to sudden death of his father.[3] Choudhury's father was a member of the Bihar Government. His mother came from the Zamindar family of Bagerhat in Khulna, in present-day Bangladesh.

Career

Choudhury was appointed chairman of the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) at the age of 44, making him the youngest CEO ever of a public sector enterprise. He was the corporation's chairman until 2010, and during his time in office, NBCC's turnover and net-worth grew significantly.

In September, 2010, Choudhury became the chairman and managing director of NTPC Limited,[4] the 10th largest power producer in the world. NTPC is also one of the seven largest Central Public Sector Undertakings of India, designated as a Maharatna.[5]

Choudhury was the Chairman of Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (SCOPE), a forum of over 200 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) in India from April 2009 to March 2013.[6] He was ranked as number 40 on a list of "India Inc's 100 Most Powerful CEOs 2013", compiled by The Economic Times.[7]

Choudhury has written the books Management by Idiots and Delhi's New Moti Bagh.

Awards and honors

Individual Awards & Recognitions

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NTPC chief Arup Roy Choudhury gets additional charge of DVC. TNN. 29 November 2013.
  2. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/NBCCs-Arup-Roy-Choudhury-is-NTPC-chairman/pmredirectshow/6229246.cms NBCC's Arup Roy Choudhury is NTPC chairman
  3. Book: Choudhury, A. R. . Management by Idiots. 2013. McGraw Hill Education(India) Private Limited. 978-93-5134-298-4.
  4. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=81852459&ticker=NTPC:IN&previousCapId=9673133&previousTitle=NTPC%20LTD Arup Roy Choudhury
  5. http://dpe.nic.in/publications/list_of_maharatna_navratna-and_miniratna List of Maharatna Companies
  6. https://bitmesra.ac.in/cms.aspx?this=1&mid=647&cid=454 Alumni Profiles
  7. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-07-12/news/40536634_1_ceos-study-power-score-power-score Most Powerful CEOs
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20140811235227/http://www.scopeonline.in/Letter%20of%20Election_2009.htm Prime Minister Presents SCOPE Excellence Awards
  9. https://archive.today/20140604105146/http://www.ntpc.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=437&Itemid=249&lang=en,Chairman's Page- Profile
  10. http://markets.ft.com/research/Markets/Tearsheets/Directors-and-dealings?s=NTPC:NSI
  11. Web site: NTPC bags 'SCOPE Meritorious Award 2010-11' - UniconDirect.com . 2014-06-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715045006/http://www.unicondirect.com/NTPC-Ltd-news-details-C-04/14/2012-181295-132555 . 2014-07-15 . .Unidirect.
  12. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=99391
  13. http://www.nbccindia.com/nbccindia/public/pdf_data_pub/press_release/recognition_cea_18112006.jpg
  14. http://m.economictimes.com/features/corporate-dossier/india-incs-most-powerful-ceos-2012-list-of-top-100/articleshow/msid-13408321,curpg-3.cms,India Inc's most powerful CEOs 2012
  15. http://www.nbccindia.com/nbccindia/public/pdf_data_pub/press_release/eminent_engineer_award.jpg
  16. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-10-30/news/34818353_1_arup-roy-choudhury-uk-railway-board, Outstanding Engineers Award
  17. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-04-20/news/31374002_1_year-award-arup-roy-choudhury-ntpc-chairman, Asian CEO 2012 Award
  18. https://web.archive.org/web/20110408002622/http://www.worldhrdcongress.com/Global%20HR%20Award%202011.html Global HR Excellence Award
  19. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127081413/http://nbccindia.gov.in/nbccindia/public/pdf_data_pub/what_new/RC.pdf Vocational Excellence Award
  20. https://web.archive.org/web/20101127082412/http://nbccindia.gov.in/nbccindia/public/pdf_data_pub/director_report/DIRECTORS_REPORT_2005-06.pdf Creative Foundation