| Career Overview | - Joined Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 1993 as direct-recruit officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre.
- Served as Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) in Patna from August 1995 to December 1996.
- Worked as Under Secretary in the Panchayat & Rural Development Department, Bhopal from January to September 1997.
- Held the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Bhopal from September 1997 to March 1998.
- Served as Additional Collector, Raipur in 2000.
- Became District Collector of Datia until May 2003, and later District Collector of Ratlam from February 2005 to August 2006.
- Expanded into urban planning and development as Director, Town & Country Planning Department, Bhopal from August 2006 to April 2008.
- Appointed Director in the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation in May 2010 until September 2013.
- Served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises from September 2013 to April 2015.
- Held education-related responsibilities in Madhya Pradesh from July 2015 to November 2018, including Principal Secretary of School Education.
- From June 2019 to November 2023, served as Principal Secretary in the Madhya Pradesh Government.
- Returned to Central Government as Additional Secretary, Department of Health & Family Welfare until August 2024.
- Became CEO of the National Health Authority in August 2024, and was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 16 August 2024.
- In August 2026, appointed Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.
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