K. S. Srinivas
| K. S. Srinivas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 January 1965 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🎓 Alma mater | National Institute of Technology, Warangal Indian Institute of Management Calcutta |
| 💼 Occupation | |
K. S. Srinivas is an Indian Administrative Service officer who currently serves as Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority.[1][2][3] He is a 1997 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the Kerala Cadre.[4][5]
Education and early life
Srinivas was educated at the Government Arts College for Men, Cuddapah. He graduated from National Institute of Technology, Warangal with an engineering degree in electronics and communications. Thereafter, Srinivas completed a Postgraduate degree in marketing, finance, economics and management from Indian Institute of Management Calcutta in 1997.
Career
Before becoming an IAS, Srinivas started his career at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) in Hyderabad, where he worked for 7 years until 1994. Thereafter he worked as manager in the Corporate office of Unit Trust of India, Mumbai for four months in 1997. After passing the Civil Services Examination, he was appointed as a Sub Collector in Fort Kochi for 2 years, before moving to Kannur as a District Collector from September 1999 to August 2001. He was then appointed as a District Collector at Palakkad. Srinivas has launched multiple initiatives, including E-office, an e-Governance project, and the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme. Later he was appointed as the Managing Director at Malabar Cements at Walayar, Palakkad District for a tenure of 2 years. He served as the Departments Head of Industries & IT department, Kerala for four years.[6] In addition to being the head of the department, he also held additional charge as MD of Kerala Minerals and Metals Ltd, Chavara, Kollam & Travancore Titanium Products Limited, Trivandrum. He was then appointed as joint secretary at the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture from February 2015 to August 2018. He implemented the Electronic National Agricultural Marketing project in the country.[7][8] In August 2018, Srinivas was appointed as the chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority, a statutory body under the Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India located in Kochi, Kerala.[9][10] He implemented the Seafood Import Monitoring Programme of USA for the export of Frozen shrimps from India to United States.[11][12]
Awards
- Received the Corporate Leadership Award from Dept of Industries, Govt of Kerala
- Honored with the Best Award for implementing NREGA from Smt Sonia Gandhi on 2 February 2009
- Honored with the Rajbhasha Keerti Award from Vice President Shri M Venkaiah Naidu for the best implementation of Hindi in MPEDA[13]
References
- ↑ "K S Srinivas, a 1997 Batch IAS Officer, Takes Over as MPEDA Chairman". News Experts. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ India, Press Trust of (2018-08-14). "K S Srinivas takes over as MPEDA chief". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Correspondent, A. Special. "Rapid strides". Frontline. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Bureau, Our. "New head for marine exports body". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Radhakrishnan, S. Anil (2014-07-15). "More senior IAS officials of Kerala cadre seek Central deputation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "e-Governance Success story of Kerala". eGov Magazine. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "The Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA)". mpeda.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "K S Srinivas appointed as Chairman of Marine Products Export Development Authority". Current Affairs Today. 2018-08-15. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ India, Press Trust of (2018-08-14). "K S Srinivas takes over as MPEDA chief". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "MPEDA launches sale of silver pompano seeds". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ Bureau, Our. "New head for marine exports body". @businessline. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ CORRESPONDENT, A. SPECIAL. "Big boost to aquaculture". Frontline. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "The Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA)". mpeda.gov.in. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
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