Anil Mukim

Anil Mukim is a senior civil servant in the Government of India, holding the position of Joint Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industry in New Delhi. He was the municipal commissioner of the city of Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India until early 2006,^[1] overseeing reforms to electronic service delivery via improvements to government information technology networks.^[2]

Mukim was a 1985 batch IAS officer. His first posting was as Sub Divisional Magistrate in Bhuj, the headquarters of Kutch district, between 1986-89. He was appointed district collector of Vadodara in 1998, and targeted taxation and administrative reform^[3] and a crackdown on illegal land grabs.^[4]

As district collector of Kutch during the 2001 Gujarat earthquake,^[1] Mukim oversaw the early delivery of aid and equipment to affected villages but then called for further aid deliveries to cease as they encouraged a "relief mentality" which would delay a return to normal life.^[5] He has lectured on crisis management for the corporate sector, and the economic benefits of India's Special Economic Zones,^[6] and is Chairman of the government-sponsored Sports Goods Export Promotion Council which assists in export marketing for Indian-made sports apparel and equipment.^[7]

He is the father of two daughters by the name of Priyanka and Prashansa.

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kutch Collector transferred, Baroda man takes over". gujaratplus.com. February 2001. Archived from the original on 30 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-26. 
2. ↑ Raghuvanshi, Guarav (2004-11-22). "Dial your troubles away". The Hindu Business Line (The Hindu Group of Publications). Retrieved 2008-08-26. 
3. ↑ Chakravarti, V. K. (2000-11-30). "Vadodara district goes online for just Rs 1.22 crore". Financial Express (Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd). Retrieved 2008-08-25. 
4. ↑ Desai, Darshan; Moudgil, Rajesh (1998-06-23). "DC Mukim promises results". The Indian Express (Indian Express Newspapers (Bombay) Ltd). Retrieved 2008-08-25. 
5. ↑ Malik, Rajiv (2001-08-18). "To Rebuild Kutch". Hinduism Today (Himalayan Academy). Retrieved 2008-08-26. 
6. ↑ "SEZs are catalysts for growth: Anil Mukim". Daily Excelsior (Excelsior House). 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2008-08-25. 
7. ↑ "Sports Goods Export Promotion Council: About Us". Sports Goods Export Promotion Council. 2008. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-26.