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Shri Naresh Chaturvedi Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

Shri Naresh Chaturvedi, IAS, Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Government of India, is a Director on the Board of HMT Limited. He is a Indian Administrative Services Officer (West Bengal) from the 1970 batch.

He is a Postgraduate in Science and also holds a law degree. A recipient of Government scholarship throughout his education, his academic achievements include a Gold Medal in Physics and the Chancellors medal for the best all round student.

During thirty three years of professional experience as member of the Indian Administrative Service, he has had the opportunity to be associated with diverse aspects of administration and financial management and has worked in different parts of the country in various capacities.

Over the period he has among other positions served as Managing Director of Food Corporation of India, Secretary to the Governor of West Bengal, Director General, Food, & Ex-Officio Principal Secretary of Food & Supplies Department Govt. of West Bengal, Principal Secretary, Fisheries Dept., Govt. of West Bengal, Special Secretary, Home Dept., Govt. of West Bengal, and as Excise Commissioner of Govt. of West Bengal and Govt. of Uttar Pradesh.

Profile of Directors ( Government Directors)


Shri A. Didar Singh Joint Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry

Shri A. Didar Singh aged 52 years is an IAS officer of 1976 batch from Punjab cadre. Before joining as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Govt. of India (in Jan 2003), he was a Secretary in the State Govt. where he has held several positions as Head of Department in the departments of Industry, Tourism, Finance, and Health etc. He also has hands on experience in management of PSEs having held charge as Managing Director of 5 State level Public Enterprises in the areas of Electronics, Textiles, Cement and Tourism. He was earlier a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India and was prior to that posted as a First Secretary in the Indian Consulate in New York, USA.

Shri Didar Singh has a Masters Degree in Development Administration from the University of Birmingham, UK and is presently doing a PhD. in Electronic Commerce from Punjab University. Shri Didar Singh is an international expert in E-Commerce and International Trade and has done research studies for several international agencies including International Trade Center, UNCTAD, WHO and ILO, Geneva, as well as the Commonwealth Secretariat, London. Shri Didar Singh has several publications to his credit including a book on E-Commerce.

Profile of Directors ( Government Directors)


Shri R Asokan Director, Finance, DHI

Shri R. ASOKAN, Director (Finance), Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises is an Officer from the Indian Cost Accounts Service (ICAS). A Post Graduate in Commerce and Associate Member of the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India, he has undergone training in the field of Project Appraisal and Management at Strathclyde Graduate Business School, Glasgow (U.K).

Shri R. ASOKAN has a vast and rich experience both in Public Sector Enterprises and Government Departments. He has served for nine years in Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, a leading Public Sector Enterprise during the initial period of his career. During the last 17 years, he has served in various departments like Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Expenditure, Bureau of Industrial Costs & Prices, Tariff Commission, Department of Company Affairs (Cost Audit Branch), Department of Fertilizers etc. and gained excellent knowledge and experience in the areas of evolving policies, Cost and Financial Management, Administration etc.