Jawhar Sircar
Jawhar Sircar (born 22 March 1952) is a retired Indian Administrative Services officer, who is prominent as a public intellectual, speaker and writer. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, on 2 August 2021 on an AITC ticket to represent the state of West Bengal.
Jawhar Sircar IAS (Retd.) MP | |
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Sircar in 2013 | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati | |
| In office 2012–2016 | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 4 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Dinesh Trivedi |
| Constituency | West Bengal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 March 1952 Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | All India Trinamool Congress |
| Spouse | Nandita Sircar |
| Children | 1 |
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| Website | jawharsircar |
Sircar joined the IAS in 1975, served as chief executive officer in Prasar Bharati from 2012 to 2016 and was Secretary to the Government of India 2008–12. He has also held important portfolios in the Central and State governments.
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