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06/05/22 07:07 AM IST

Alkesh Kumar Sharma

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  • Alkesh Kumar Sharma assumed charge as Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY).
  • He is an Indian Administrative Services Officer of 1990 batch, from Kerala cadre.
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  • Sharma worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for three years(2006-09) as National Project Director, Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation. 
  • He was also Chairman of the Indian Highways Management Company Ltd. and implemented FASTAG system of toll collection.
  • Sharma played a key role in branding and promoting Kerala Tourism as ‘God’s Own Country’ during his two tenures spanning over seven years, in Kerala.
  • He was also member of the Task Force on Programme/Project management set up by NITI Aayog, Govt. of India.
  • He worked as the Managing Director of Kochi Metro Rail Ltd., Kochi and Additional Chief Secretary (Special Projects-Infrastructure) & Industries from September 2019 to March 2021, where  he monitored the implementation of mega infrastructure projects like Semi-High Speed Rail, Airport, Ports, Smart Cities, Multi-modal Transport Hub, Waste to Energy Projects, Kochi-Bangalore Industrial Corridor and Development of Industrial Townships and Integrated Smart Manufacturing Clusters in Kerala.

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