Government Appoints Atul Kumar Chaudhary as Secretary of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
The government (on 20 June) has appointed Atul Kumar Chaudhary, as the new Secretary, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the position which was lying vacant after superannuation of V Raghunandan on May 31.
Chaudhary is a graduate from IIT-Rookkee and did his Master Diploma in Public Policy & Administration from IIPA Delhi. He has worked in various capacities in Personnel, HR, Administration, Licencing, Vigilance wing of BSNL and Department of Telecommunications (DoT). He was posted as a DDG at the DoT earlier. Chaudhary is an Indian Telecom Service (ITS) officer of 1989 batch and currently working as Deputy Director General (DDG) in Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). He is on deputation on foreign service terms, initially for a period of two years.
Raghunandan retired on May 31, and his departure was officially announced during the TRAI open house held on May 15. During his tenure, he was responsible for major telecom project executions, telecom enforcement across various regions of the country, and policy implementation. In his previous roles, Atul Kumar Chaudhary served as the Deputy Director General (DDG) at the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and also held the position of DDG at the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in 2021.
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