Sandeep Poundrik IAS Biography
The Director-General of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure is Mr. Sandeep Poundrik. Since the CDRI Secretariat’s founding, he has been in charge of its operations.
Mr. Poundrik has over 25 years of professional experience and is a member of the Indian Administrative Service’s 1993 batch.
He has experience working at the federal level with the National Disaster Management Authority and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
He has expertise in leading state-level infrastructure departments, including as Energy and Urban Development.
He has affiliations with global institutions such as The World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR).
He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and a master’s degree from the University of Harvard in public administration with a focus on international development.
Sandeep Poundrik IAS Wiki Profile
Sri Sandeep Poundrik, I.A.S.
Additional Chief Secretary, Dept. Of Industries, Govt. of Bihar
Sandeep Poundrik IAS Bio, Early Life, Family, Education, Background
With effect from October 16, 2014, Mr. Sandeep Poundrik has been appointed as a Part-Time Director on the HPCL Board. At the moment, Mr. Sandeep Poundrik, IAS, is employed by the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in New Delhi as a Joint Secretary (Refineries).
Regarding refineries, auto fuel policy, petrochemicals, import/export of crude oil and other petroleum products, petroleum product pricing, biofuels, renewable energy and conservation, integrated energy policy, climate change, and national clean energy policy, Mr. Sandeep Poundrik serves as Joint Secretary (Refineries).
Before joining the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in New Delhi, Shri Poundrik worked for the State government of Bihar in some high-level positions, including those of Collector & District Magistrate in Gaya, Begusarai, and Buxar; Secretary, Energy; C&MD, Bihar State Power Holding Company; Secretary, Road Construction Department; and MD, Infrastructure Development Authority.
Mr. Poundrik’s educational history includes a master’s degree in public administration with a focus on international development from Harvard University and a gold medal in BE (Electrical) from Rajasthan University.
His works have been published by the World Bank under the titles “Group Disaster Risk Financing: Case Studies” and “Improving the Resilience of Livelihoods to Natural Disaster,” as well as by the Journal of Development Studies under the title “Leadership and Institutional Change in the Public Provision of Transport Infrastructure: An analysis of India’s Bihar.”
Who is Sandeep Poundrik in Bihar?
Shri Poundrik worked for the State government of Bihar before joining the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas in New Delhi.
He held some high-level positions, including Secretary of Energy, C&MD of the Bihar State Power Holding Company, Secretary of the Road Construction Department, MD of the Infrastructure Development Authority, and MD of the Bihar…
