Appointment

RUPINDER BRAR, IRS New Addl DG (Tourism), Ministry of Tourism

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the appointments of Ms Rupinder Brar, IRS as the new Additional Director General (Tourism), Ministry of Tourism, Government of India with immediate effect at Joint Secretary level for a tenure of five years or until further orders, vice Ms Meenakshi Sharma IAAS.

Ms Rupinder Brar is 1990 batch Income Tax officer of Indian Revenue Service. Prior to this she was served as the Commissioner of Income Tax and Member of the Dispute Resolution Panel, looking in to Transfer Pricing and International Tax issues at Mumbai.

The cabinet committee has also approved the appointment of Shri Angshumali Rastogi, IRSME, as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, Shri Rajesh Agarwal, lAS, as Executive Director, India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) and Ms. Amita Prasad Sarbhai, IRAS, as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Government of India

MR. PRAVIN KUMAR IAS Appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Authority (APTA) and Managing Director of Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC). He assumed office on 24th June 2019. Prior to this he was the District Collector & District Magistrate for West Godavari District.

Mr. Pravin Kumar, a 2006 batch Indian Administrative Service officer has started his career as Assistant Collector of Warangal, followed by Sub- Collector Penukonda,

PRAVEEN KUMAR New CEO, APTA & MD, APTDC

Project Officer (PO) Indian Tribal Development Agency (ITDA), Bhadrachalam, Joint Collected Visakhapatnam, Commissioner GVMC, Visakhapatnam and then promoted as the District Collector & District Magistrate of Visakhapatnam, Capital city of AP.

During his tenure, Visakhapatnam was included in the list of Smart Cities of India and The Energy Efficiency LED Street Lights project was first introduced in the District. Pravin Kumar was the part of many successful global summits such as BRICS in 2017 and Investment Summit (2017 & 2018) was held at Visakhapatnam. The optimistic ideology and active involvement of Mr. Pravin Kumar as the Chairman of District Tourism Council enhanced the performance of tourism in Visakhapatnam and developed Rushikonda Beach Front and the Rushi Konda Beach Road popularly known as “Rushikonda Maniharam” which are the most featured and touristic attractions of Visakhapatnam initiated and accomplished by him. In addition to this, his artistic talent (talent of singing vocal & whistle) and individual passion mesmerized the audience with his performance on the state during Visakha Utsav.

“It’s a privilege and a wonderful opportunity to experience new benchmarks for enhancing tourism in the state of Andhra Pradesh. When I was in Visakhapatnam, I have worked for the development of tourism in Visakhapatnam as it is one of the most famous tourist locations of Andhra Pradesh but now I have an opportunity to plan and develop new initiatives in all the tourist locations of Andhra Pradesh to make the state one of the preferred tourist destinations of India,” he said.