Mr. Sudhir Mital
Independent Director
Mr. Sudhir Mital, has had an illustrious career of over 40 years in public service, spanning across sectors from food safety and agriculture to developmental financing of Small and Medium Enterprises to corporate governance and market regulator, in the State of Punjab as well at the Centre. As a former member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Mr Mital has been very largely involved at different levels in the realm of Policy making, project Implementation and delivery of public goods and services to the citizens.
He served as Member and Chairman of the Competition Commission of India (CCI), India’s fair trade market regulator, ensuring accelerated & inclusive growth, and consumer welfare through fair, innovative and healthy competition in the economic activities of the Country.
He was Special Secretary to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, acting as a key functionary engaged in the evolution of Companies Bill, 2013. Prior to joining the Commission, he has held several other key positions at the Centre, such as Secretary to Government of India in the Department of Chemicals and Fertilizers as well as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests where he was dealing with Bilateral, Regional and Multilateral Cooperation and was Chief Negotiator on “Sustainable Development” in International Forums. As Secretary Fertilizers he was responsible for planning, promotion and development of fertiliser industry in the country, their timely and adequate distribution for the agriculture sector and management of financial assistance by way of subsidies/ concessions for domestic and imported fertilisers, including potash and other chemical fertilisers.
Some of his other appointments include Secretary, Power and Chairman of Punjab State Electricity Board, where he initiated several power sector reforms in the State of Punjab in line with the Electricity Act 2003, Managing Director, Punjab Financial Corporation dealing with providing Finance to medium and small industry; Commissioner Commercial taxes, State Excise and Entertainment, Senior Regional Manager, Food Corporation of India; District Magistrate Jalandhar etc. As a field level officer in earlier part of the career, Mr Mital has had substantial experience in administration of land revenue and related judicial matters, exercise of magisterial powers for maintenance of Law and Order and coordinating implementation of multitude of diverse Government programs at the grass root level to ensure inclusive growth and development in the area.
He was also the Government’s Special Emissary to the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 as its Special Director General for overseeing the entire Games Village operations besides other areas. With keen interest in the field of Sports, both on and off, he at present is also the President of The Gymnastics Federation of India (GFI) affiliated to the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). Mr Mital is also on the Board of Governors of Vivek High School, Chandigarh, a very prestigious day school of North India.