Mr. Upendra Prasad Singh

Chairman, Independent Director

Mr. Upendra Prasad Singh has done B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from prestigious IIT Kanpur. Mr. Singh belongs to 1985 batch of Indian Administrative Service, of Odisha Cadre. After a distinguished service of more than 37 years in IAS, Shri Singh superannuated as Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Textiles, on 31st October 2022.

Mr. Singh has also served as Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jalshakti for more than three years. He has spent more than 6 years in water sector, both in the State and the Centre, including more than 3 years as Secretary to Govt of India. He was also first Director General of National Mission for clean Ganga.