Sumanta CHAUDHURI

Date of Birth: 24 January 1961

Professional experience: Civil Servant- Indian Administrative Service ,1985 Batch Date of Superannuation from Government Service: 31 January 2021

 

 

EDUCATION

ST.XAVIER’S SCHOOL, Delhi

All India Senior School Certificate Exam, 1979

5th Rankin CBSE Class XII Board Examination

ST.STEPHEN‘SCOLLEGE,DELHI UNIVERSITY, Delhi

B.A. Economics Honours, (1979 to 1982)

 

 

DELHI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, DELHI UNIVERSITY, Delhi M.A. Economics, 1982-1984

Special subjects in MA included International Trade and Development Economics.

Stood Second in Delhi University

 

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

PRINCIPAL ADVISOR, INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICY

CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY ( AUGUST 2022 ONWARDS)

 

ADMINISTRATIVE  TRAINING  INSTITUTE,  GOVERNMENT   OF  WEST   BENGAL,  (December  2019  – January 2021)

Additional Chief Secretary & Director General

Training of State and Central government officers – Office Procedure, Rules  and  Behavioral  Skills.

 

MINISTRY OF COAL, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, (November 2018 – September 2019)

Secretary to the Government of India

Coal   sector-Augmentation  of   Production   and    evacuation   infrastructure, allocation   and operationalization of mines, ease of doing business, power sector linkages.

 

SMALL FARMERS’ AGRI-BUSINESS CONSORTIUM D/O AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE, GOVT. OF INDIA, (October 2016 – November 2018)

Managing Director /Secretary Equivalent

Collectivization of small and marginal farmers into Farmer Producer Organizations and their all-round development. Promotion of small Agri-businesses and development and implementation of e-National Agricultural Market.

 

DEPARTMENTS OF FISHERIES, GOVT. OF WEST BENGAL, (April  2015 – September 2016)

Additional Chief Secretary

Fisheries development – both inland and maritime including culture. Linkage with Food retail business and creation of harbour infrastructure. Development of Fisheries based Eco-Tourism.

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, GOVT. OF INDIA, (December 2009 – February 2015)

Joint Secretary to the Government of India

•    Direct involvement in multilateral trade issues relating to WTO  especially  Trade  in goods and industrial tariffs, Rules including Anti-dumping, Safeguards and Subsidies including  Fisheries subsidies , Regional Trading Agreements, Dispute Settlement Mechanism of the WTO, Trade Facilitation . Part of the Indian delegation to the Bali Ministerial Conference
•    Bilateral/Regional Negotiations ofRTAs, FTAs – India’s ChiefNegotiator for India-ASEAN, India  Malaysia     ,India-Thailand     FTAs  and  India Regional   Comprehensive   Economic Partnership  (RCEP)  and Deputy for India-EU and India-EFTA  Agreement. In charge of UN ESCAP, BRICS , Asia-Pacific Trade agreement( APTA) , BIMSTEC
•    In charge ofExports ofEngineering, Chemicals , Plastics and allied products

DEPARTMENT  OF  PUBLIC  ENTERPRISES  &  INDUSTRIAL  RECONSTRUCTION,  (October  2006  – November 2009)

Secretary &

WEST BENGAL INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT  CORPORATION, (October 2006 – November 2009)

Chief Executive Officer

Restructuring of State  PSE’s  including  DFID led  project in the state.   Policy and implementation of Industrial Reconstruction for closed but viable units. Promotion of industrial infrastructure of the State through  development of industrial  parks including Public-Private projects.

 

PERMANENT MISSION OF INDIA TO THE WTO IN GENEVA, (May 2003 – July 2006)

Counsellor

Played an active role in Services and Rules negotiations as well as Information Technology Agreement, SPS  and  TBT in the WTO. Led  Services  negotiations  in  Geneva.  Interfaced with  other relevant international organizations like UNCTAD, ITC, IOM, World Bank . Took part in the Cancun and Hongkong Ministerial Conferences in 2003 and 2005 respectively

 

Special  assistant  to  Hon’ble  Murasoli  Maran,  Cabinet  Minister  for  Commerce  &  Industry, Government of India

Assisted and advised the Minister in the discharge of all official duties and day-to-day work. Was part of the Ministerial Conference delegation launching the Doha Round in 2001 .

 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, GOVT. OF INDIA, (March 1998 – January 2001)

Director / Deputy Secretary

Trade Policy Decision dealing with WTO. Expounded India’s Services negotiating strategy, particularly in Modes  1 and 4,  domestic regulations,  Promoting services  exports and domestic reforms thereof. Looked after DSM including review; Regional Trading Arrangements, Agreement on Import Licensing.

 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF FOREIGN TRADE, MINISTRY OF COMMERCE, GOVT. OF INDIA, (May

1996 – March 1998)

Joint Director General of Foreign Trade

Formulation of Export-Import Policy of the Government of India. Effective implementation of various export promotion  schemes.  Dismantling of Import Licensing Regime and Phase wise Opening of Imports.

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL, (September 1987- April 1996)

Different Field Level Postings

Head of Administrative jurisdictions like district /  Sub-division.  Special  focus  on  Developmental Administration and integration of various schemes. Development of decentralized system of revenue collection and targets.