Rajeev Topno | |
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Senior advisor to executive director, World Bank Group | |
Executive director | Rajesh Khullar, Parameswaran Iyer |
Preceded by | Neeraj Mittal |
Personal details | |
Born | Ranchi,Jharkhand | 28 May 1974
Citizenship | India |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Schooling from St. Thomas' Boys School,Khiderpore. BA (Political Science,History and Sociology) |
Alma mater | St. Xavier's College,Kolkata |
Occupation | IAS Officer 1997 batch Gujarat Cadre |
Rajeev Topno;born 28 May 1974 in Ranchi,Jharkhand) is an Indian civil servant posted as Senior Advisor to India's executive director of the World Bank Group. He is a member of Indian Administrative Service of Gujarat Cadre. [1] [2] Previously,he was private secretary to the prime minister of India,Narendra Modi. [3]
Rajeev Topno did his schooling from St. Thomas' Boys School,Khiderpore. He received Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and sociology from St. Xavier's College,Kolkata and joined Gujarat cadre in 1998 as assistant collector at Bharuch. He served state government in different capacities at district and state level till 2009. [1] Thenafter,he was on central government deputation posted as the deputy secretary at Prime Minister's office,Delhi from 2009 to 2014. And on 19 July 2014 he was appointed as the private secretary of the prime minister of India,Narendra Modi. [4]
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