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= '''Arun Goyal, Member, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission = ''' Arun Goyal is a 1985 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Union Territories Cadre, and is a former Secretary to Government of India. He superannuated in August 2019 from the Cabinet Secretariat as Secretary (Coordination). He has more than 34 years of wide ranging experience with Government of India, State Governments and Union Territory Administrations particularly in areas of power, finance, commerce and industry.] {https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14599&PageId=} He was appointed as a Member, Central Electricity Regularity Commission, on 7th April, 2020. https://powerline.net.in/2020/04/12/arun-goyal/

Education
He received his early education in New Delhi from Mother's International School. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Delhi College of Engineering (now Delhi Technological University), University of Delhi (1975-80); a Masters Degree in Management (Business Administration) from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (1980-82); a Master's Degree in Economics from Himachal Pradesh University (1996-98); and a Master's Degree in Development Management from Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow (UK) (1998-99).

Career
Arun Goyal, as an IAS officer, has served in various positions in both the Government of India and State Governments/UT Administrations.

Positions held in State Governments/Union Territory Administrations
In Arunachal Pradesh, he has held positions of Secretary (Planning); Deputy Commissioner, Changlang District and Deputy Commissioner, Lohit District. In Govt. of Delhi, he has served as Joint Secretary (Planning), Joint Secretary (Local Self Govt.), Project Director, Urban Basic Services, Additional General Manager, Delhi Electricity Supply Undertaking (DESU); Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi; Chairman and Managing Director, Delhi Transco Ltd.; Special Secretary (Power) and Principal Secretary (Power). In Andaman & Nicobar Administration, his position includes Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Finance); Secretary to Lt. Governor; Commissioner-cum-Secretary (Planning & Tourism); Secretary (Education) and Secretary (Industry).

Positions held in Govt. of India
Goyal has served as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Commerce; Director of Financial Intelligence Unit, India (Ministry of Finance); Minister (Economic and Commercial), Embassy of India, Tokyo; Additional Secretary, Project Monitoring Group, Prime Minister's Office; Additional Secretary/Special Secretary, GST Council and Secretary (Co-ordination) in the Cabinet Secretariat.

He has been part of major reforms and transitions in India including rolling out & subsequent implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST); setting up of Indian Financial Intelligence Unit & Anti- Money Laundering regime and India’s transition from GATT to WTO.

Experience in Power Sector
He has extensive experience in all spheres of power sector with three tenures in Delhi’s Power Sector during different stages of its transformation and has held various positions including Principal Secretary (Power); CMD, Delhi Transco Ltd.; CMD, Delhi Power Company Ltd.; Chairman, Indraprastha Power Generation Co. Ltd.; Chairman, Pragati Power Corporation Ltd. and Additional General Manager (Administration) of erstwhile Delhi Electric Supply Undertaking. He played a major role in carrying forward and stabilizing historic power reforms of Delhi resulting in unbundling of Delhi Vidyut Board and privatization of distribution of electricity in Delhi. He effectively handled major power crisis in Delhi arising out of devastating thunderstorm on 30th May 2014 and preparing comprehensive investment plan for upgrading Delhi’s power transmission system. As Principal Secretary (Power), Govt. of Goa, he finalized and signed ‘24X7 Power for All’ MoU between Govt. of India and Govt. of Goa.

Additional Secretary, Project Monitoring Group in the Cabinet Secretariat, Prime Minister's Office
As head of Project Monitoring Group in the Cabinet Secretariat for more than three and a half years, he played key role in resolving variety of issues for expeditious implementation of many mega and stalled infrastructure projects including many power transmission and generation projects in the country.

He has more than 9 years’ experience in various facets of Finance in Government of India and has held positions of Special Secretary, Goods and Services Tax Council; Minister (Economic & Commercial), Embassy of India, Tokyo; and Director, Financial Intelligence Unit-India. He was also Secretary (Finance) in Andaman & Nicobar Administration for about two years.]] dopt.gov.in}}

Category: Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad alumni Category: Himachal Pradesh University alumni Category: Glasgow Caledonian University, UK alumni Category: Delhi College of Engineering (upgraded as Delhi Technological University, Delhi alumni Category: Indian Administrative Service officers Category:Year of birth 3rd August,1948 (living people)