Governor handed over the reins of Punjabi University to a senior IAS officer
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in/ Chandigarh
Punjab governor and Punjabi University Patiala’s Chancellor VP Singh Badnaor, on the recommendation of Punjab government has given the charge of vice chancellor of Punjabi University, Patiala to Punjab cadre senior IAS officer Ravneet Kaur, after Prof BS Ghuman resigned from the VCship.
As per the orders issued by the Chancellor , “Ravneet kaur will hold the charge of vice chancellor Punjabi University , till a regular VC is appointed by the government. She will hold this charge as an additional charge along with her present duties.’
Governor handed over the reins of Punjabi University to a senior IAS officer.Ravneet Kaur is an IAS of 1988 batch and presently posted as Additional Chief Secretary –cum-Financial Commissioner, Forest and Wild Life.
Ravneet Kaur, an IAS officer of 1988 batch, has also worked as Principal Secretary in the Departments of Higher Education and Languages, Cabinet, Coordination and Parliamentary Affairs with Government of Punjab. Vice Chairperson and Managing Director of Punjab Communications Limited., Chairperson and Managing Director, Exim Bank; Chairperson and Managing Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd., Additional Managing Director of Markfed, Managing Director, PSIDC; Managing Director, Punsup. She has also served in the Department of Financial Services, Department of Economic Affairs and Department of Disinvestment., Govt of India.
Ravneet Kaur became the first women when she was appointed as full time Chairperson and Managing Director (C&MD) of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), in 2018
She spent a year as a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow at Cornell University, USA and holds an MA in Economics and a M.Sc. in Public Economic Management from University of Birmingham, UK. She also served as a Consultant with International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington D.C.
November 26,2020
