R. K. Mathur Explained

R. K. Mathur
Predecessor:position created
Successor:B. D. Mishra
President:Ram Nath Kovind
Droupadi Murmu
Term:31 October 2019 - 12 February 2023
Office:1st Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh
Predecessor3:Shekhar Aggarwal
Office1:8th Chief Information Commissioner of India
Term Start1:4 January 2016
Term End1:24 November 2018
Predecessor1:Vijai Sharma
Successor1:Sudhir Bhargava
Office2:Defence Secretary of India
President2:Pranab Mukherjee
Predecessor2:Shashi Kant Sharma
Successor2:G. Mohan Kumar
Termend2:24 May 2015
Termstart2:25 May 2013
Successor3:G.C. Pati
Birth Name:Radha Krishna Mathur
Birth Date:1953 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality: Indian
Children:Purvi Mathur, Prasun Mathur
Alma Mater:IIT Kanpur
IIT Delhi
International Center for Promotion of Enterprises
Occupation:Retired IAS officer
Office3:Defence Production Secretary of India
Office4:Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary of India
Office5:Chief Secretary of Tripura

Radha Krishna Mathur (born 25 November 1953) is a retired Indian IAS officer and Indian bureaucrat, who served as the 1st Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh from 2019 to 2023. He retired as the Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC) in November 2018.[1] [2] [3] [4] Mathur had retired as the India's Defence Secretary, two years after being appointed to the post on 25 May 2013. He was also the Defence Production Secretary of India, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary of India and the Chief Secretary of Tripura.

Education

Mathur is a Bachelor of Technology in mechanical engineering from IIT Kanpur,[5] [6] Master of Technology in Industrial Engineering from IIT Delhi. He also holds an MBA degree from International Center for Promotion of Enterprises (ICPE), Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Career

As an IAS officer

Apart from serving as the Union Defence Secretary, RK Mathur served in various key positions for both Union and Tripura governments, like as the Chief Secretary of Tripura, Principal Secretary (Finance), Principal Secretary (Agriculture), Principal Secretary (Rural Development), Resident Commissioner of Tripura, Commissioner of Revenue, Commissioner of Panchayats, CEO of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council, and as the District Magistrate and Collector of West Tripura district in the Tripura Government, and as the Union Defence Production Secretary, Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary, Special Secretary in Ministry of Defence, Development Commissioner in Ministry of Textiles, and as the Chief Enforcement Officer in Ministry of Textiles in the Union Government.

Mathur also served as the Private Secretary, on separate occasions, to Ministers of External Affairs and Information and Broadcasting.

Chief Secretary of Tripura

RK Mathur was appointed as the Chief Secretary of Tripura by the Chief Minister of Tripura in December 2003, he assumed the office of the Chief Secretary of the state on 22 December 2003 and demitted it on 22 October 2006, serving as the state's top bureaucrat for almost three years.

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary

Mathur was appointed as the Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in November 2011, he assumed the office on 9 November 2011 and demitted it on 30 September 2012.

Defence Production Secretary

Mathur was appointed as the Union Defence Production Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in September 2012, he assumed the office on 1 October 2012 and demitted it on 24 May 2013.

Defence Secretary

Mathur was appointed as the Union Defence Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in May 2013 for a fixed tenure of two years.[7] [8] [9] He assumed the office of Defence Secretary on 25 May 2013 and demitted it and simultaneously superannuated from the service on 24 May 2015.

Chief Information Commissioner

RK Mathur was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner of India (CIC), heading the Central Information Commission (CIC), by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 18 December 2015. He took oath as the Chief Information Commissioner on 5 January 2016. He retired from the post on 24 November 2018.[10] [11] [12]

Lieutenant Governorship (2019 - 2023)

Radha Krishna Mathur was appointed to be the first Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh by the President of India on 25 October 2019. He formally sworn in on 31 October 2019 when the Union Territory of Ladakh came into existence.[13] On 12 February 2023, B D Mishra succeeded him.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ensure CIC is free from govt interference.
  2. Web site: R. K. Mathur set to be new Chief Information Commissioner. Yadav. Shyamlal. 19 December 2015. The Indian Express. New Delhi. 9 January 2018.
  3. Web site: R. K. Mathur appointed as CIC. 18 December 2015. The Hindu. New Delhi. 9 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Former defence secretary R. K. Mathur appointed new CIC. 19 December 2015. The Times of India. New Delhi. 9 January 2017.
  5. Web site: Radha Krishna Mathur - Executive Record Sheet. Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India. 9 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Chief Information Commissioner - Shri Radha Krishna Mathur (Profile). Central Information Commission of India. 9 January 2018.
  7. Web site: RK Mathur appointed as defence secretary. 25 May 2013. The Times of India. New Delhi. 9 January 2018.
  8. Web site: R.K. Mathur appointed as defence secretary. 24 May 2013. Livemint. HT Media Ltd. New Delhi. 9 January 2018.
  9. News: RK Mathur appointed as Defence Secretary. 24 May 2013. NDTV. 9 January 2018. New Delhi.
  10. Web site: RK Mathur takes oath as new CIC. 4 January 2016. The Hindu. New Delhi. 9 January 2018.
  11. Web site: Former Defence Secretay RK Mathur takes oath as new CIC. 4 January 2016. The Economic Times. New Delhi. 9 January 2018.
  12. Web site: Ex-def secy RK Mathur takes oath as new CIC. 4 January 2016. India Today. New Delhi. 9 January 2018.
  13. Web site: Radha Krishna Mathur to be LG of Ladakh: All you need to know about him. 25 October 2019. India Today. 2019-10-26.