Mr. Amit Shukla

Joint Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) Govt. of India

Career Government Servant, belonging to the Indian Forest Service (recruited in 1999) Working as Joint secretary in Department of Rural Development since October, 2022.
Have been a part of Team PMAY-G for implementing “Housing For All” in the country and PMGSY for ensuring all-weather connectivity to unconnected habitations in the country. Also worked with Team IT regarding IT ecosystem of the Department.
Earlier worked in National Jal Jeevan Mission as Director from 2021 to 2022 in the cause of ensuring clean and potable, piped drinking water to rural habitations in the country.
As Chief Conservator of Forests, Forest Department, Government of Tripura from 2019 to 2021 strengthened forestry field administration, assisted in launch of new schemes and rejuvenation of existing schemes, and upscaling of e-Citizen services, in house MIS and GIS capabilities. As part of Team Forests, Tripura worked towards implementation of National Afforestation Programme and other schemes and also for consolidating consolidated eco-tourism initiatives through eco parks .
Have also worked in Team, HRD, GoI formulation and implementation of regulatory & funding reforms in higher education, enforcement of University policy through regulation and funding of university education,
Awards:
Chief Ministers Award for Excellence in Public Administration -2021
Awards in Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy- 2002:
1- KP Sagreiya Award for Academic Excellence in core forestry subjects
2- Best All Round Forester
3- EP Gee prize for Wildlife Management

S. No.	Degree/Diploma	University/Institute	Year	Subject(s)
1	B.Tech	Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur	1995	Materials & Metallurgical Engineering
2	Associate of IGNFA	Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy	2002	Forestry

Interests
Afforestation and Eco-Development
Wildlife management
Rural Development
Higher education management