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Naresh Kumar Age, Family, Biography

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Age: 60 Years
Hometown: Delhi
Marital Status: Married

Naresh Kumar

Bio/Wiki
ProfessionCivil Servant
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye ColourBalck
Hair ColourSalt & Pepper (Semi Bald)
Civil Service
ServiceIndian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch1987
CadreArunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT)
Major Designation(s)• Assistant Commissioner Junior scale in the Land Revenue Management & District Administration / Sub Divisional Administration (1 September 1989 - 1 December 1989)
• Additional Deputy Commissioner in Land Revenue Management & District Administration / District Administration at Arunachal Pradesh (1 January 1990 - 1 September 1991)
• Deputy Commissioner in Land Revenue Management & District Administration / District Administration at Arunachal Pradesh (1 September 1991 - 1 September 1993)
• Additional Magistrate at the Land Revenue Management & District Administration / District Administration (1 October 1993 - 1 November 1994)
• Joint secretary at Home Minister Department (1 November 1994 - 1 October 1995)
• Administrator at the Land Revenue Management & District Administration / District Administration in East Delhi (1 October 1995 - 1 October 1996)
1995)
• Additional District Magistrate at the Land Revenue Management & District Administration / District Administration (1 October 1996 - 1 January 1997)
• Deputy Commissioner at the Land Revenue Management & District Administration / District Administration in South Delhi (1 January 1997 - 1 September 1997)
• Deputy Secretary at the Home Affairs Department (9 September 1997 - 26 April 1999)
• On Foreign Training Deputy Secretary at the Home Affairs (26 April 1999 - 12 May 2000)
• Deputy Secretary at the Home Affairs department (12 May 2000 - 26 July 2001)
• Director at the Home Affairs and J & K Affairs (6 July 2001 - 31 October 2003)
• Commissioner & Secretary in Public Works / Public Works at the Public Works Department (PWD) Andaman & Nicobar Islands (1 November 2003 - 12 November 2003)
• Chief Electoral Officer at the Law and Justice / Elections (12 November 2003 - 12 September 2005)
• Commissioner & Secretary at the Transport / Ports (12 November 2003 - 12 September 2005)
• Resident Commissioner at the Personnel and General Administration / Liaison/Protocol in New Delhi (12 September 2005 - 11 April 2007)
• Additional Commissioner at theUrban Development / Municipal Administration in Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) (11 April 2007 - 5 June 2009)
• Managing Director at the Transport / Road Transport in Transport Department
Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) (5 June 2009 - 14 January 2010)
• Chairman & M D of Transport at the Delhi Transport Corpn (DTC) (14 January 2010 - 20 July 2011)
• Managing Director of Industries / Khadi & Village Industries at the Khadi & Village Industries Bd (20 July 2011 - 8 March 2012)
• Joint secretary at the Mines & Minerals / Mines (9 March 2012 - 13 May 2015)
• Joint Secretary Equivalent at the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) (13 May 2015 - 31 August 2024)
• Chief Secretary To Government in Personnel and General Administration / General Administration at the Government of National capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) (21 April 2022 - 30 November 2023)
• Chief Secretary To Government in Personnel and General Administration / General Administration at the Government of National capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) (1 December 2023 - 30 August 2024)
Chairperson in Urban Development / Municipal Administration at the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) (19 June 2024 - 18 August 2024)
Personal Life
Date of Birth18 November 1963 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024) 60 Years
BirthplaceNew Delhi, India
Zodiac signScorpio
NationalityIndian
HometownNew Delhi, India
Educational Qualification(s)• B.E. in Mechanical Engineering
• MBA
ReligionHinduism
Controversy Allegations of misuse of his power for personal gains
In 2023, Aam Aadmi leader Atishi raiiised allegations against NAresh Kumar claiming that he had used his powers as the Chief Secretary to help his son get a tender from the Delhi government. Later, the Indian magazine also published an article regarding the same; however, Kumar took the case to court and claimed that it was all done to ruin his reputation. He said,

" The article was published so that social media gets active to target my reputation." [1]India Today
Social MediaTwitter
Relationships & More
Marital StatusMarried
Family
Children Son- Karan Chauhan (Businessman)

Naresh Kumar Some Lesser Known Facts About Naresh Kumar

  • Naresh Kumar has often been in the news for his feuds with the Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi.
  • According to various reports, Naresh Kumar was in charge of the Vigilance Enquiry inquiry in the liquor policy case which led to the arrest of several senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders including Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and Arvind Kejriwal.
  • Initially, Kumar was set to retire on 30 November  2023; however, his terms were extended twice.

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