Siddharth Singh (civil servant)

Siddharth Singh is an Indian civil servant, who is an Indian Administrative Service officer of 2005 batch, of the Assam Meghalaya Cadre, who is currently serving as the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Public Health Engineering Department.[1][2] He is the mission director of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin)[3] in Assam, a campaign was launched by the Modi government[4][5][6] and director of Neer Nirmal Pariyojana, a project by the World Bank, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India and Government of Assam.[1]

Dr.

Siddharth Singh

IAS
सिद्धार्थ सिंह
Personal details
Born1980
Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
ResidenceGuwahati, India
Education
  • Allahabad University
OccupationCivil Servant

On April 27, 2020, Singh was appointed as the Principal Secretary of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) on behalf of the Governor of Assam.[7][8]

Singh has previously served as the project director of the Assam Urban Infrastructure Investment Program (AUIIP) and MD of the Guwahati Metropolitan Drinking Water & Sewerage Board.[1]

Awards and recognition
  • Singh was honored with the SKOCH Award for the 'Swacchta Hi Seva campaign' for Assam in 2019.[2][9]
  • He was awarded the Chief Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration by the Government of Assam in 2017.[10]
gollark: I was expecting people to be saner, but that failed.
gollark: Again, the open relay thing did *not* work out, but it was only indirectly me.
gollark: There was kind of one before.
gollark: I mean, the open relay period was a complete mistake, but I would hardly call my personal use spammier than usual.
gollark: What?

References
  1. "Siddharth Singh IAS relieved from addl charge of Project Director- AUIIP, Assam". indianbureaucracy.com. December 12, 2018.
  2. "Amidst the COVID – 19 outbreak, Assam has been sincerely washing hands since 2014, thanks to Swachh Bharat Mission, Gramin". United News of India. May 1, 2020.
  3. Sarkar, Tandra Dey (March 22, 2018). "Inclusive Development through Swachh Bharat Mission: The Assam Experience". Outlook India.
  4. "How an IAS Officer brought about the 'real' Swachh Bharat in Assam". G Plus. February 25, 2020.
  5. "Swachh Bharat: This IAS officer ensured mission's success in Assam". Eastmojo. March 11, 2020.
  6. "Sanitary Coverage Moving Up To 90% in Assam: Assam Mission Director Siddharth Singh". The Sentinel. August 2018.
  7. Nath, Hemanta Kumar (April 27, 2020). "Assam: Governor takes over Bodoland Territorial Council in absence of term end polls". India Today.
  8. "Siddhartha Singh takes over as Principal Secretary of BTC". South Asia Views. April 29, 2020.
  9. "ग्रामीण स्वच्छ भारत अभियान के जरिए COVID-19 से लड़ रहा है असम" (in Hindi). News18. May 27, 2020.
  10. "Complete Biodata, Shri Siddharth Singh". "supremo.nic.in".
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