Navin Kumar

For other people with the same name, see Naveen Kumar.

Navin Kumar
Chairman
Goods and Services Tax Network[1]
In office
March 2013 – August 2017
Chief Secretary
Government of Bihar[2]
In office
September 2011 – August 2012
Secretary
Ministry of Urban Development[3]
In office
2010–2011
Chairman
Metro Rail Corporation[4]
In office
2010–2011
Director General
Doordarshan[5]
In office
2004–2006
Personal details
Born (1952-08-29) 29 August 1952 (age 72)
Patna, Bihar, India
EducationB.Sc.
M.Sc.
Alma materPatna University
OccupationBureaucrat

Navin Kumar (born 29 August 1952), is a retired Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S.) officer of Bihar cadre in India. He also served as the first chairman of Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) in India from 2013 to August 2017.[6][7] He has also served as Chief Secretary in the state of Bihar[8] retiring from service in August 2012.[9] He belongs to the I.A.S. batch of 1975. He has also served as Secretary in Ministry of Urban Development,[10] Chairman of Metro Rail Corporations of India such as Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation and Director General of Doordarshan with additional charge as CEO of Prasar Bharati.[11]

  1. ^ "GST portal goes live, software almost ready: GSTN Chairman Navin Kumar". 8 November 2016.
  2. ^ Administrator. "Navin Kumar the New Chief Secretary of Bihar - PatnaDaily". www.patnadaily.com.
  3. ^ "Appointments Committee of the Cabinet" (PDF).
  4. ^ "New BMRCL chairman optimistic about Metro". Deccan Herald. 18 July 2010.
  5. ^ "DD News beefs up team; Naveen Kumar appointed DG, Doordarshan". www.afaqs.com. 9 January 2004.
  6. ^ "GSTN Chairman Navin Kumar slated to retire on Aug 29 but may get extension". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Using pilot feedback to refine system: GSTN chairman Navin Kumar". 26 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Navin Kumar - Bihar - New Chief Secretary - IAS Official". www.oneindia.com. 27 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Ex-chief secretary to head Goods and Services Tax network - Times of India". The Times of India. 7 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Mr. Navin Kumar - Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India" (PDF).
  11. ^ www.exchange4media.com. "Navin Kumar selected new Officiating CEO of Prasar Bharati".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)