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Executive Record Sheet
Profile
Ms. Rajasree Ray
Date of Birth : 21 Apr 1972
Gender : Female
Date of Entry into Service : 6 Nov 1995
Date of Superannuation : 30 Apr 2032
Mother Tongue : Malayalam
Languages known : English, Hindi, Bengali
Mode of Recruitment : Direct Recruitment
Present Grade : HAG
Date of entry into present Grade : 19 Nov 2022
Present Posting : Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Present Designation : Economic Adviser
Nature of post : Cadre
Domicile State : Delhi
Place of domicile : Delhi
   

 

Educational Qualifications
Degree University/Institution Subject/Subject of specialization Year of passing/completion Achievements
Graduation Calicut University Economics 1993 First Class, Third Rank
Post-Graduation Calicut University Economics 1995 First Class, Second Rank
M. Phil Punjab University Social Sciences 2021 Firist Division with Distinction
PhD
Post Doctoral
         
Diplomas / Certificate Courses JICA Group Training Course on Climate Change Strategies 2007
Indian Institute of Public Administration Master's Diploma in Public Administration 2021
         
Other Qualification(s) NCC 'C' Certificate holder 1992

 

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 Research Officer Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture Agricultural Price Policy 28 Oct 1996 - 20 Dec 1999 3 Years, 1 Months, 22 Days Cadre
STS Deputy Director Directorate General of Foreign Trade Ministry of Commerce, Government of India Foreign Trade statistics analysis 21 Dec 1999 - 5 Aug 2002 2 Years, 7 Months, 15 Days Cadre
STS Assistant Adviser Railway Board Economic Appraisal of Railway Investment projects 6 Aug 2002 - 12 Apr 2005 2 Years, 8 Months, 6 Days Other Deputation
Others
JAG Deputy Secretary Ministry of Environment & Forests Climate Change 13 Apr 2005 - 30 Jun 2009 4 Years, 2 Months, 18 Days CSS Deputation
NFSG Additional Economic Adviser Department of Economic Affairs Agriculture and food management, Climate Finance 1 Jul 2009 - 31 May 2016 6 Years, 11 Months, 1 Days Cadre
SAG Economic Adviser Ministry of New and Renewable Energy International Solar Alliance issues 1 Jun 2016 - 31 Oct 2016 4 Months, 30 Days Cadre
SAG Economic Adviser Department of Economic Affairs Agriculture and Food Management, Climate Finance, Energy, Industry and Infrastructure 1 Nov 2016 - 30 Jun 2020 3 Years, 7 Months, 29 Days Cadre
SAG Training IIPA Training 1 Jul 2020 - 30 Apr 2021 9 Months, 29 Days Other Deputation
Others
Training
SAG Economic Adviser Ministry of Environment, Forest&Climate Change Climate Change, Sustainable Coastal Mangement, Montreal Protocol issues, International Cooperation 7 May 2021 - 14 Aug 2025
Till Date
Cadre

 

Personal/Study Leave (if any) :

 

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)
1995 Probationary Training Institute of Economic Growth Delhi 50
  

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)
2007 Group Training Course on climate change strategies JICA Japan 07
2020 46th Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration IIPA New Delhi 44

 

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 : International Law
Training for Long term Career Progression : Energy & Environment
 

 

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
Working papers Ministry of Finance website International Taxes to Finance International Green Climate Fund and Application to Aviation Taxes 2011
Article in Journal/Newspapers Commodity Vision Gender Dimensions of Climate Change 2010
Article in Journal/Newspapers Outreach magazine World Bank Adaptation Activities in India 2008
Working papers Oxford University Press Co authored a paper on Insurance as tool for adaptation to climate change in India, A Critical Decade Policies for Indias Development 2012
Working papers Ministry of Finance, GoI Co authored a paper on Delhi vision Statement for the Green Climate Fund 2012
Article in Journal/Newspapers Business Standard Co authored an article on Climate Finance Myth Vs Reality 2018
Article in Journal/Newspapers Business Standard Co authored an article on How to ramp up global climate finance flows 2019
Publication Sustainable Development Goals and Indian Cities Ladder of Sustainable Development What can make it a success story 2021
Article in Journal/Newspapers Express Opinion Co authored an article on A Sustainable future Within Reach 2024
Article in Journal/Newspapers TerraGreen Co authored an article on World sustainable Development Summit 2025 2025

 

Specialization
Area of specialization of the officer Grade No. of years of specialization gained
Agriculture JTS,NFSG 10 Years
Research, Data processing & Analysis JTS,STS,NFSG 9 Years
Energy JAG,NFSG 4 Years
Environment JAG,NFSG,SAG 20 Years
Infrastructure STS,SAG 5 Years
Trade STS 3 Years
Transport STS,SAG 5 Years

 

Specific area of interest/field of work where the officer would prefer to be placed.
Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Infrastructure, Rural Development

Subject/Area or topic preferred by the officer to deliver a lecture, whenever required.
Agriculture, Environment

 

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This profile was last updated on: 14th Aug 2025

 

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