Pratyaya Amrit is an Indian senior Indian Administrative Service officer in the Indian state of Bihar and best known for carrying out electrification work of villages, streamlining the functioning of the electricity department and building roads and bridges in Bihar.
22 Facts About Pratyaya Amrit
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Pratyaya Amrit has a sister, Pragya Richa who is an IPS and posted as ADG in Madhya Pradesh.
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Pratyaya Amrit's elder brother Pratik Priyadarshi is an associate professor in BIMTECH, Greater Noida.
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Pratyaya Amrit completed his graduation from Hindu College, University of Delhi.
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Pratyaya Amrit did his post graduation in ancient history and was topper in Delhi University.
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Pratyaya Amrit was offered a lecturer's job in Sri Venkateswara College, New Delhi.
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Later, Pratyaya Amrit cleared the UPSC Civil Service exams with history and psychology in IAS position in his second attempt.
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Pratyaya Amrit is a 1991 batch IAS officer of the Bihar Cadre.
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Pratyaya Amrit implemented a public-private-partnership for the district hospital as the DM of Katihar.
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Pratyaya Amrit put an end to sleaze shows at the famous Sonpur Cattle Fair by making it compulsory for CCTVs to be installed in theatres as DM of Chhapra.
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Pratyaya Amrit learnt Santali, a tribal language during his IAS probation in Dumka.
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Pratyaya Amrit busted gambling rackets in far-flung villages as Sub-Divisional Magistrate in Simdega.
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Pratyaya Amrit was on central deputation in New Delhi from November 2001 to April 2006, but he cut it short six months before the scheduled deadline to work in Bihar.
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Pratyaya Amrit is a mentor at Vision India Foundation, a New Delhi-based think tank working on public leadership amongst youth.
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Pratyaya Amrit was the first IAS officer to head Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Ltd - a corporation formed on 11 June 1975, and was on the verge of liquidation when he took over.
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Pratyaya Amrit worked in the area of road construction in BRPNN as Bihar Road Construction Secretary.
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Pratyaya Amrit took over as managing director of Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam in 2006.
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Pratyaya Amrit was made managing director of Bihar State Road Development Corporation in February 2011 and made the organisation adopt abandoned girls.
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Pratyaya Amrit completed rural electrification of 39,073 revenue villages in Bihar.
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Pratyaya Amrit was promoted to the rank of Principal Secretary of Energy department from Energy Secretary in February 2016.
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Now Pratyaya Amrit has been focusing on renewable energy sources and steps have been taken to build solar power plant.
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Pratyaya Amrit was only IAS officer in India that Government of India picked in 2011 in the individual category for the Prime Minister's Excellence Award in Public Administration.