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Hem Kumar Pande
(IAS | West Bengal | 1982)
Secretary, Food- Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Department
Hem Kumar Pande, born on April 1, 1957, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1982 West Bengal cadre. He held various positions including Secretary, Special Secretary, Additional Secretary, Joint Secretary, Principal Secretary, Adviser, Resident Commissioner, Managing Director, District Magistrate, and others. His most recent role was Secretary of the Food- Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Department from May 1, 2016, to April 30, 2017. He holds postgraduate and graduate degrees in Botany and an MBA in Business Administration. Throughout his career, he served in multiple administrative and leadership capacities within the government.
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