Punjab-cadre IAS officer Arun Goel on 31st July 2015 took over as the vice-chairman of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The post was vacant for 1 month. He succeeds IAS officer Balvinder Kumar, who was tranferred to Ministry of Mines on July 1, following which the post had fallen vacant.
About Arun Goel:
- Goel was Joint Secretary, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.
- He also serves as an Additional Secretary has been posted in DDA.
- Goel is a postgraduate in Development Economics from University of Cambridge, England with distinctio
- He has worked in various departments like Ministry of Urban Development as Joint Secretary, Principal Secretary to Punjab government, Department of Irrigation and Power and Department of Housing and Urban Development, Managing Director, Punjab State Industries and Export Corporation, Managing Director, Punjab Warehousing Corporation, Deputy Commissioner, Ludhiana.
Functions and duties:
- The new vice-chairman plans to improve public interface by revisiting procedures of various transactions of DDA.
- He will discharge his duties by making the housing authority more responsive and accountable through regular feedback.
About Delhi Development Authority:
- founded: 1957
- Aim: to develop and promote the development of Delhi.
