Secretary-General
AGNIHOTRI, DR. VIVEK KUMAR
| Father's Name | Late Shri N.P. Agnihotri |
| Mother's Name | Late ShrimatiSavitriAgnihotri |
| Date of Birth | 25 August 1945 |
| Place of Birth | Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse's Name | Shrimati Vijay Agnihotri |
| Children | Two sons |
| Educational Qualifications | M.A. (Political Science), M.A. (English Literature) from University of Allahabad. Ph.D. (Public Policy Analysis and Design) from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Visiting Fellow at the Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford, 1991-92 |
| Permanent Address | E-15,
Sector Beta-I, Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Present Address | Office:
Room No. 29, Parliament House, New Delhi-110001 Tel.: 23017355, 23034695 Fax: 23792940 Residence AB-93, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi - 110011 Tel.:23382610 Telefax: 23386799 E-mail:  |
| Positions Held | |
| 1968 | Joined the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Andhra Pradesh Cadre |
| 1980-81 | Collector, Visakhapatnam District |
| 1986-89 | Development Commissioner (Handlooms) Ministry of Textiles, Government of India |
| 1992-98 | Joint Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie (Uttarakhand) |
| 1999-2002 | Additional Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India |
| 2003-05 | Secretary, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, Government of India |
| 2004 | Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India |
| 2006 - 07 | Member (Administrative), Central Administrative Tribunal (Principal Bench), New Delhi |
| 29 Oct. 2007 onwards | Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha |
| Books Published | Over 70 publications including books, research papers,
reports, conference papers, working papers, projects, Government documents,
presentations, etc.; important publications include: (1) Books: (i) Environment and Development (Concept, 1993), (ii) Skills for Effective Administrators (Vikas, 1995 and 1996), (iii) Public Policy Analysis and Design (Concept, 1995), (iv) Dimensions of the New Economic Policy (Concept, 1996), (v) Socio-Economic Profile of Rural India (Concept, 2002), (vi) Effective and Responsive Administration (Macmillan, 2002), (vii) Quality Management in Government: Theory and Practice (Allied, 2003), (viii) Handbook of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Concept, 2004) and (ix) Praxis of Indian Parliament: Notes on Procedures of Council of States (Rajya Sabha Secretariat,2011); (2) Monographs: (i) Faculty Manual (SOFTRAIN, LBSNAA, 1995 and 1996), (ii) Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances: Through the Ages (Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, 2002) and (iii) Manual of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, 2002); Has written several articles on various subjects such as Indian handloom industry, textile technology, public policy analysis and design, human resource development for Panchayats, administrative reforms, strategies for regulatory reforms, globalization, decentralization, public services delivery, governance reforms, parliamentary procedures and processes etc. in leading journals and other publications |
| Social and Cultural Activities, Literary, Artistic and Scientific Accomplishments and other Special Interests | Has specialisation in the areas of the Civil Services’ Administration, Parliamentary Systems and Procedures, Public Policy, Good Governance, Rural and Cottage Industries and Panchayati Raj |
| Sports, Clubs, Favourite,Pastimes and Recreation | Member , India International Centre |
| Countries Visited | Australia, Belgium, Chile, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji Islands, France, Greece, Guyana, Japan, Libya, Malaysia, New Zealand, Panama, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, U.S.A., U.K., and Venezuela etc. |
| Other Information | Interested in reading and writing |
