Rajiv Kumar Garg's Page

About me

Serving bureaucrat in the rank of Joint Secretary to Government of India with professional experience of more than 30 years spanning over government, public and private sector; well conversant with policy & regulatory framework related to governance, environment, business & communities; public policy analysis and its advocacy; handled environment, community development, infrastructure and mining sector projects; project management in government, public sector & private sector; research & analysis; and information management including building MIS. Widely traveled in India and abroad, comfortable working with multi-disciplinary experts from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and religious beliefs

My Green Mission

Sustainabe development i.e. economic growith of the country / sector, environment security and inclusive growth.

Organization that I belong to

Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India

Your Organizations Website

http://moef.nic.in

Current Job title/ Field of Study (if you are a student)

Executive Director / Advisor, Coal India Limited

Educational Institution Last Attended/ Attending

Forest Research Institute University, Dehradun, India

Area of Expertize/ interest

Public policy analysis and advocacy including corporate & government affairs
Formulation of corporate / public affairs policies along with mechanism for their adherence; Impact assessment of existing / proposed policy and regulatory framework on business and social environment; Engaging with policy makers, stakeholders inside government, industry associations, media, civil society, etc. with facts, figures & analysis for policy corrections; Coordination with strategic business units (SBUs), Central / State Governments, Local bodies and media for furthering business objectives.

Infrastructure sector including mining
Identification of business opportunities from the perspective of variety of stakeholders and their convergence into business deliverables; Risk mitigation viz. land, environment, social, legal, policy and regulatory; and Development of ready to implement shelf of projects.

Project management
Preparation of bid documents for new projects (EoI / RfQ and RfP); Defining the project; Building & maintaining effective teams at regional & national levels; Consultant & vendor selection: Planning & estimating scope, cost & time; Preparing detailed project plan – identification of activities, preparing responsibility assignment matrix & work breakdown structure; Identification & mitigation of risks; Maintaining control over schedule, cost & outputs during project execution; Stakeholder interface; Project communication & documentation; and Successfully completing the project.

Natural resource management including community interface
Conversant with regulatory & policy framework and challenges related to land, environment, forest, wildlife, tribal & communities from business & social perspectives affecting large land based infrastructure projects; land acquisition, clearances, NoCs and compliances; resettlement & rehabilitation (R&R) of project affected communities; and Corporate environment and social responsibility.

Conceptualization, design, development and institutionalization of Information Systems in Government Sector and Public Enterprises
Identification of information needs of a business, understanding decision making chain, process re-engineering, conceptualization of information system (IS) for a business, design and development of IS through service provider, and institutionalization of IS for achieving business goals.

Research and analysis
Identification of data gaps and research needs; collection of both qualitative and quantitative data and its analysis; conversion of research outputs to inputs for decision making; translating research into policy / practice; identification of training needs and designing training modules; and evaluation of improvement in desired outputs.

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International Environment Professionals