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Atanu Chakraborty
Chairperson of HDFC Bank
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 July 2021
Economic Affairs Secretary of India
In office
July 2019 – April 2020
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded bySubhash Chandra Garg
Succeeded byAjay Seth
Personal details
Born (1960-04-05) 5 April 1960 (age 65)[1]
Nationality Indian
Alma materNIT Kurukshetra
University of Hull
OccupationCivil Servant

Atanu Chakraborty (born 5 April 1960)[1] is a retired 1985 batch IAS officer of the Gujarat cadre, who serves as the Chairman of HDFC Bank. He was appointed by the Reserve Bank of India in April 2021.[2][3] He previously served as the Economic Affairs Secretary in Ministry of Finance Government of India until his retirement in April 2020.[4] His participation in the economic policy making for India included Budget formulation, its passage in Parliament as well as fiscal management.[4]

Education

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He holds a degree BTech in Electronics and Communication engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra.[4][5] He completed his post-graduate diploma in business finance (ICFAI, Hyderabad) and an MBA from the University of Hull, United Kingdom.[4][6][7][8]

Career

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Atanu Chakraborty is a retired 1985-batch Indian Administrative Service officer belonging to the Gujarat cadre and has served in various positions for both the Government of India and the Government of Gujarat.[4][9] He has held positions in the Ministries of Finance, Ports, Industries, Petroleum and Natural Gas, Labour, and Home.[9][4] He also served on the Boards of state-owned enterprises.[10]

In the Government of Gujarat, Chakraborty served as the Additional Chief Secretary of Industries and as Principal Secretary of the Finance Department.[9]

He was the chief executive of GSPC Group of companies, Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GSFC), GSFS Limited, and the Vice Chairman & CEO of Gujarat Maritime Board.[9] He was also the CEO of Gujarat Alkalis and Chemicals Ltd (GACL). He has held the office of chief executive officer of Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board.[9] This organisation manages the preparation and bidding of infrastructure projects, including preparing risks, sharing templates within the state of Gujarat.[9][11] He also served as the chairperson of National Infrastructure and Investment Fund (NIIF). Chakraborty has held positions in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.[9][4] He held the posts of Secretary, DIPAM, and Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs.[9][7] Chakraborty managed economic policy, tax policy, and budget management for the state of Gujarat as Secretary to the Government of Gujarat. [12]

Chakraborty was an Independent Chairman on the Board of Yubi, formerly known as CredAvenue. He also Chairs the Boards of HDFC Bank Ltd, BAE (India) System Ltd.[13][14]

Atanu Chakraborty has served as India’s alternate Governor on the Board of World Bank. He was also a Member of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India.[15]

Atanu Chakraborty was appointed as the Union Economic Affairs Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in July 2019. He was preceded by Subhash Chandra Garg.[16]

He has served as Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) in the Ministry of Finance (India) where he handled divestment of state-owned enterprises.[6]

Chakraborty has served as the Director General of Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) in the Ministry of Petroleum.[17]

He also served as Managing Director of Gujarat State Financial Services Ltd.[18]

Chakraborty was the MD of Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation, an Indian Oil & Gas company.[19]

Publications

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  1. BOT Law in the State of Gujarat; India Infrastructure Report 2000; Oxford University Press.[20]
  2. Status of Gas in India’s Fuel Basket; Economic & Political Weekly, Vol.40, Issue no 14, 02 April 2005.[21]
  3. Project Preparation – Cindrella of PSP (Private Sector Participation); India Infrastructure Report 2001; Oxford University Press.[20][22]
  4. Tariff Setting in Gas Transmission; India Infrastructure Report 2004; Oxford University Press.
  5. Management of Contingent liabilities in Public Finances; Administrator, Volume 54, November 2013, Number 4, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Civil List of IAS Officers". dtf.in. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  2. ^ "RBI approves appointment of Atanu Chakraborty as part-time chairman of HDFC Bank". The Hindu. April 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Not just PSUs, even India Inc likes IAS on board as director". 2 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Mishra, Asit Ranjan (2019-07-25). "Who is Atanu Chakraborty, the new economic affairs secretary?". mint. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
  5. ^ "Atanu Chakraborty • The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute". The Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  6. ^ a b "PSU disinvestment: Time for big and small strategic sales, says DIPAM secretary Atanu Chakraborty". 7 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "As the new economic affairs secretary, Atanu Chakraborty has his task cut out". 26 July 2019.
  8. ^ The Board Of Directors Of HDFC Bank
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "Gujarat Gas" (PDF). www.gujaratgas.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  10. ^ "Modi effect: Rivals RIL, ONGC team up for to east coast sharing infrastructure". 22 October 2017.
  11. ^ "About GIDB". www.gidb.org. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  12. ^ "India Pitches Bigger Oil Resource Pie in Bid to Lure Investments". Bloomberg.com. 16 January 2018.
  13. ^ Sarkar, Brinda (17 October 2022). "Yubi appoints Atanu Chakraborty as chairman". The Economic Times.
  14. ^ "Yubi appoints Atanu Chakraborty as Independent Chairman of its Board". 17 October 2022.
  15. ^ "RBI approves reappointment of Atanu Chakraborty as part-time chairman of HDFC Bank for 3 years". 3 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Who is Atanu Chakraborty, the new economic affairs secretary?". 25 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Govt picks GSPC chief Atanu Chakraborty as DGH | Delhi News - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 February 2016.
  18. ^ "Atanu Chakraborty front runner for Sebi top post". 27 February 2020.
  19. ^ "GSPC Group appoints Atanu Chakraborty as MD". 24 April 2015.
  20. ^ a b Chakraborty, Atanu. "India Infrastructure Report 2001" (PDF). Research Gate.
  21. ^ Atanu, Chakraborty. "Status of Gas in India's Fuel Basket". Research Gate.
  22. ^ Morris, Sebastian (2001). India Infrastructure Report 2001. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-565634-3.