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Three IAS officers attending MASON programme

Three IAS officers are participating in the MASON programme at Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government  leading to MPA degree in 2019 They are: Vikash Anand of Delhi cadre 2002 batch, Private Secretary to Minister of State in Home Ministry; Dr Faisal Shah of Kashmir cadre 2

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Three IAS officers attending MASON programme

Three IAS officers are participating in the MASON programme at Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government  leading to MPA degree in 2019 They are: Vikash Anand of Delhi cadre 2002 batch, Private Secretary to Minister of State in Home Ministry; Dr Faisal Shah of Kashmir cadre 2010 batch, Managing Director of Power Company of J&K and P Manivannan of Karnataka cadre 1999 batch, Secretary Backward Classes Bangalore.

In addition there are three other participants from India who are not from IAS, namely Leena Bansod from Maharashtra; Priti Sahai from Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (also worked with Priyanka Gandhi), Delhi and Rashmi Puttaswamy Gowda, Chief Executive Officer of Rashmi Infrastructure, Bangalore.

There is a retired IAS officer, Dr Anup Pujari as a faculty in this programme He has been a Secretary with the Government of India and has a Doctorate in Economics from United States of America. He has been teaching Economics in this programme of Harvard University for more than 25 years going there every year in July and August.

Vikash Anand

Faisal Shah 

P Manivannan

 

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