D. B. Singh

Dinesh Bahadur Singh is a career India civil servant, mathematician and a scholar who formerly served as Secretary of Rajya Sabha^[1] and Rajya Sabha Secretariat,^[1] Parliament of India, i.e. the Upper House in the Indian Parliament (similar to the House of Lords but different as most Rajya Sabha members are elected by people's representatives, unlike most of the members of the House of Lords who have peerages bestowed upon them).^[2]

Dinesh Singh
Secretary of Rajya Sabha Secretariat
In office 2015–2017
Secretary General	Shumsher K Sheriff
Vice President of India	Mohammad Hamid Ansari
Personal details
Born	(1954-06-23) 23 June 1954 (age 70)
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	IIT Kanpur Faculty of Law, University of Delhi

He was appointed as Advisor in Rajya Sabha in 2014 and previously served as Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary in Rajya Sabha.^[3]

He is a 1981 batch Central Secretariat Service officer.^[4][5]

Early life and education

D.B. Singh has degrees in Bachelor of Science, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics^[4] from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur.^[5] He also has a Bachelor of Laws from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi^[5] and a Master of Business Administration from the United Kingdom.

Career

Singh joined the Central Secretariat Service in 1981^[4] after qualifying through the Civil Services Examination. He has undergone professional trainings in prestigious institutes of USA, UK, Japan, Spain and Thailand. He has led delegation of officers of Rajya Sabha to US Congress, Australian Parliament and South African Parliament. He has also led Indian delegation for negotiation of bi-lateral investment and promotion treaties to various countries.

He has previously served as Joint Secretary of Rajya Sabha^[3] and has also worked in Department of Economic Affairs, Constitution Review Commission and Ministry of Law and Justice^{[citation needed]}. He also served as Officer on Special Duty to Suresh Pachouri, then Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions^{[citation needed]}.

Recognition

He is the first non Indian Administrative Service officer and the first retired civil servant to hold the position of Secretary in Rajya Sabha^{[citation needed]}.