Message from Director
Shri Kuldip Narayan (IAS), is Adviser & Programme Director in NITI Aayog and presently holding additional charge of DG, NILERD. Before joining NITI Aayog, he was posted as Joint Secretary to Govt of India in Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, looking after flagship programme of ‘Housing for All’ during 2021-26. He has been Government’s Nominee Director in National Housing Bank (NHB), National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited (PMRCL) etc. He has also worked as CMD of Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) and MD of NCRTC.
Long associated with Local Government and Urban Issues, Shri Narayan has also worked as Chairman of Bihar State Bridge Corporation, Managing Director of Bihar State Water Board, Patna Municipal Commissioner etc. in Bihar.
Shri Narayan graduated in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Kanpur and joined Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in 2005. He has been conferred Satyendra Dubey Memorial Award by IIT Kanpur in 2015 for his efforts to promote probity and transparency in public service and exemplary dedication in maintaining the highest professional integrity in upholding human values. He has also served as the District Magistrate of Gopalganj, Saran, Munger and Madhubani districts in Bihar and Managing Director of Bihar State Cooperative Milk Federation (COMFED).