Awanish Kumar Awasthi

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Awanish Kumar Awasthi
Born (1962-08-19) 19 August 1962 (age 62)
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
EducationB.Tech. degree in electrical engineering
Alma mater IIT Kanpur
Occupation IAS officer
Years active1987–2022
Employer Government of India
Organization Indian Administrative Service
Spouse Malini Awasthi
Children1 daughter & 1 son

Awanish Kumar Awasthi (born 19 August 1962) is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, from the 1987 batch. [1]

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Awanish Kumar Awasthi was appointed as chief advisor of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in 2022. Awasthi is very close to CM Yogi Adityanath according to report. [2] [3] [4]

The Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh has also given additional charge of energy to Additional Chief Secretary Avnish Awasthi. A. K. Sharma is the Energy Minister in the state. [5]

Early life and education

Awanish Kumar Awasthi was born on 19 August 1962. He received his B.Tech. degree in electrical engineering in 1985 from IIT Kanpur. After his graduation he passed the Civil Services Examination in 1987 and became an IAS officer. [6] [7]

Career

Awasthi has worked at the Uttar Pradesh government in multiple roles including being the District Magistrate of Lalitpur, Badaun, Azamgarh, Varanasi, Faizabad, Meerut and Gorakhpur. He held the position of Chairman and Managing Director of Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) from September 2005 to January 2009. He retired as Additional Chief Secretary in the Government of Uttar Pradesh, in charge of several portfolios, such as Home and Confidential, Religious Affairs and Information. He was seen as CM Yogi Adityanath's "right-hand man". [8] [9] [10]

Personal life

Awanish Kumar Awasthi is married to Indian folk singer and Padma Shri (2016) awardee Malini Awasthi. They have a son Adwitiya and a daughter Ananya. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "उत्तराखंड: योगी सरकार के इस अफसर के मुरीद हुए सीएम धामी, प्रदेश की नौकरशाही के तौरतरीकों में झांकने को हुए मजबूर". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
  2. ↑ "Awanish Kumar Awasthi gets one-year extension as advisor to UP CM Yogi Adityanath - ET Government". ETGovernment.com.
  3. ↑ "Explainer: अवनीश अवस्थी बने सीएम योगी के नि‍जी सलाहकार, क्या होंगी ज‍िम्मेदार‍ियां?". आज तक (in Hindi).
  4. ↑ "UP Politics: अवनीश अवस्थी को ही मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने क्यों बनाया अपना सलाहकार, जानें तीन बड़े कारण". Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
  5. ↑ "यूपी: अवनीश अवस्थी को मिला ऊर्जा विभाग का अतरिक्त चार्ज". आज तक (in Hindi). 8 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Avanish Awasthi - IIT Kanpur".
  7. ↑ "View - IAS Posting Detail".
  8. ↑ "UP: Awanish Awasthi appointed Principal Secretary Home". ANI . 31 July 2019.
  9. ↑ "UP IAS officer in Ram temple trust is Yogi right-hand man who led crackdown on CAA protests". ThePrint . 20 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "नागरिकता कानून: अवनीश अवस्थी ने टेलीकॉम विभाग को लिखा पत्र, 45 घंटे तक बंद की जाएं इंटरनेट सेवाएं". NDTV . 20 December 2019.
  11. ↑ "प्रमुख सचिव गृह व मालिनी अवस्थी की बेटी की शादी में पहुंचे मुख्यमंत्री व राज्यपाल, दी शुभकामनाएं". Amar Ujala . 13 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "मशहूर गायिका मालिनी अवस्‍थी के IAS पति अवनीश कुमार होंगे CM योगी के प्रधान सचिव!". NDTV . 8 April 2017.
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