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Mr. Santanu Mitra
Date of Birth : 23 Dec 1968
Gender : Male
Date of Entry into Service : 6 Sep 1993
Date of Superannuation : 31 Dec 2028
Mother Tongue : Bangla
Languages known : English, Hindi, Bangla
Mode of Recruitment : Direct Recruitment
Present Grade : HAG
Date of entry into present Grade : 16 Sep 2021
Present Posting : Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Present Designation : Senior Economic Adviser
Nature of post : Cadre
Domicile State : West Bengal
Place of domicile : Kolkata
   
Detailed CV :  View

 

Educational Qualifications
Degree University/Institution Subject/Subject of specialization Year of passing/completion Achievements
Graduation Presidency College, Calcutta B.Sc 1990
Post-Graduation
M. Phil
PhD
Post Doctoral
         
Diplomas / Certificate Courses Management Programme in Public Policy Indian School of Business 2016
         

 

Whether Study leave has been availed by the Officer : No

 

Details of Posting in IES
Grade Designation Place of Posting Brief description of duties Date Total Time
period
Category
JTS Assistant Director National Buildings Organization NBO Min of Urban Development Bringing out Handbook of Housing Statistics 20 Oct 1994 - 31 Mar 1996 1 Years, 5 Months, 10 Days Cadre
JTS Research Officer Department of Economic Affairs New Delhi Dealing with the External Sector Issues Balance of Payment etc 1 Apr 1996 - 20 Jun 1997 1 Years, 2 Months, 19 Days Cadre
STS Deputy Director Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence Statistics DGCI S Calcutta Bring out Indian Trade Journal ITJ Weekly 24 Jun 1997 - 9 Sep 1997 2 Months, 16 Days Cadre
STS Assistant Works Manager Min of Defence As a Member of the IOFS was on lien from the IES 14 Sep 1997 - 9 Jul 1998 9 Months, 24 Days Cadre
Others
STS Deputy Director DGCI S Calcutta Trade Statistics bringing out ITJ Exporters' Directory and Importers' Directory 10 Jul 1998 - 24 Dec 2005 7 Years, 5 Months, 16 Days Cadre
JAG Deputy Secretary North Eastern Council NEC Secretariat Planning for the NER, Administration, Agriculture and Allied, Information and Public Relations 26 Dec 2005 - 30 Oct 2008 2 Years, 10 Months, 4 Days CSS Deputation
NFSG Director North Eastern Council NEC Secretariat Planning for the NER, Administration, NERCORMP livelihood project Agriculture Allied Sector Irrigation Flood Control Sector NERIWALM an institution 31 Oct 2008 - 24 Dec 2012 4 Years, 1 Months, 24 Days CSS Deputation
NFSG Director Infrastructure Division DEA Infrastructure and skill issues 20 Feb 2013 - 3 Jun 2013 3 Months, 11 Days Cadre
NFSG Director Planning Commission NITI AAYOG General Administration Research study scheme State plans of UP MP Maharashtra 4 Jun 2013 - 30 Jun 2015 2 Years, 26 Days Cadre
SAG Director General National Buildings Organisations Urban Amenities Housing and Slums related issues 1 Jul 2015 - 4 Dec 2015 5 Months, 3 Days Cadre
SAG Economic Adviser Deptt of Telecommunication Min of C IT Telecom issues 30 Dec 2015 - 2 Jun 2016 5 Months, 2 Days Cadre
SAG Additional Development Commissioner Office of DC MSME Min of MSME MSME Policy issues, Administration and General Administration 2 Jun 2016 - 26 Feb 2021 4 Years, 8 Months, 26 Days Cadre
SAG Adviser Ministry of External Affairs BRICS Issues 1 Mar 2021 - 27 Apr 2021 1 Months, 26 Days Cadre
SAG Economic Adviser Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship National Skill Policy Issues 28 Apr 2021 - 15 Sep 2021 4 Months, 18 Days Cadre
HAG Senior Economic Adviser Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship National Skill Policy Issues 16 Sep 2021 - 4 Nov 2022 1 Years, 1 Months, 18 Days Cadre

 

Personal/Study Leave (if any) : Not availed so far but have done the MPPP Course of the ISB, a hybrid course designed for working professionals that required one week of intensive classroom interactions every two months and internet-mediated learning for the rest of the period, for a total period of one year (2015-16)

 

Training

Details of In Service training (Both Domestic and Foreign whether debarred from foreign training, if so, the details thereof) attended by the officer sponsored by the cadre.

Year Name of the training course Name of Institute Venue Period of Training
(in weeks)
2016 Management Programme in Public Policy 6 Residencies of one week each class study and rest internet study training Hybrid Model Indian School of Business Hyderabad and Mohali 52
2019 Mastering Trade Policy Understanding and Acting in Todays Economy Harvard Kennedy School of Governance Harvard USA 2
  

Details of Training Programme attended by the officer sponsored by the Ministry/Department in which they were posted

Year Name of the training course Name of Institute Venue Period of Training
(in weeks)
2008 Disaster Management GTW London 2

 

Any specific area or subject where the officer would prefer to be trained, for current assignment and for long term career progression.

Training for Current assignment : Industry Small Scale Industries Issues
Training for Long term Career Progression : Macroeconomics Development Economics Development Finance Banking
 

 

Publication & Awards

Please mention contributions, if any, like publication of articles in journals/ publication of books/paper presentations in seminars or workshops or conferences by the officer during the tenure in IES.

Nature of Activity Name Topic Description Year of publication
Article in Journal/Newspapers Social and Economic 2008

 

Specialization
Area of specialization of the officer Grade No. of years of specialization gained
Agriculture NFSG 4 Years
Planning JAG,NFSG 7 Years
Research, Data processing & Analysis JTS,STS,SAG 3 Years
Any other (Administration Vigilance Budgeting Accounting General Administration North Eastern Development issues) STS,JAG,NFSG,SAG 11 Years

 

Specific area of interest/field of work where the officer would prefer to be placed.
Planning, Rural Development, Urban Development, Transport, Tourism, Social Justice & Empowerment, Textiles, Any other

Subject/Area or topic preferred by the officer to deliver a lecture, whenever required.
Planning, Social Justice & Empowerment, Any other

 

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This profile was last updated on: 2nd May 2025

 

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