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Name

Dr.H.V.Parswanath, I.A.S. (Retd)

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Date of Birth

16-08-1955

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Date of Joining to Service

07-01-1980

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Service

Indian Administrative Services (I.A.S.)

KA-SCS-1992-01 KN  030412

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Academic Qualification

M.Sc.,(Botany) 1976

PhD  -  Environmental Biology

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Previous Service

Revenue, Mujarai, Food and Civil Supplies, Industry and Commerce, Agriculture, Watershed Development, Primary Education, Higher Education, HRD, Stamps and Registration, Rural Development & Panchayat  Raj and Dept of co-operation.

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Posts held Recently

1. Registrar, University of Mysore, Mysore

2. CEO, Dakshina kannada, Zilla Panchayat, Mangalore

3. CEO, Bellary Zilla Panchayat, Bellary

4. Deputy Commissioner, Bangalore City Corporation (East & West BBMP)

5. Deputy Commissioner, Chikmagalur District, Chikmagalur

6. Director of Mass Education, Bangalore

7. Deputy Commissioner, Raichur

8. Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina kannada District, Mangalore

9. Managing Director, Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited, Bangalore

10. Secretary, Karnataka Public Service Commission

11. Managing Director, Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation, Bangalore

12. Registrar of Co-operative Societies, Bangalore

13. Secretary, Revenue Department (Disaster Management)

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Work experience

1.     Management of rural development and panchayat raj in DK and Bellary dists.

2.     District magistrate and Dist administration in the dist of Chickmagalur, Raichur and DK dists.

3.     Industrial management in KSDL, B’lore. Introduction of E-procurement.

4.     Disaster management in revenue dept in the 2009, which witnessed one of the worst floods for the last 100 years in state of Karnataka. Drought management in 2009.

5.     Introduction of E-stamping in the dept of Stamps and Registration.

6.     Introduction of comprehensive amendment to the mujrai act for effective   management of mujrai institutions in state of Karnataka.

7.     Introduction of 'citizen centers' to address the public grievances in Bangalore City Corporation (BBMP).

8.     Introduction of GIS and MIS for property tax assessment in BBMP.

9.     Implementation of World Bank aided Chitravathy Watershed development program through DLDB.

10.Introduction of comprehensive amendment to co-operative act as per the recommendation of Vaidyanathan committee and also the implementation of interest subsidy scheme to the farmers and farmers health insurance scheme (Yashaswini).

11. Formation of 1.5 lakh co-operative self-help groups for sustainable development of families. Introduction of IT enabled public information system through telephone.

12.Implementation of Rural housing scheme, to ensure the smooth flow of   funds through “Just in Time” funds released to beneficiaries through electronic transfer of funds. Housing activities are monitored through extensive use of IT.

13.The” kaushalya Shale” was started to improve the skills of the 

      construction workers from masons to architects.

14.Introduction of effective water distribution system in the irrigated areas of  

      Raichur dist.

15.Time-bound implementation of International airport project in Mangalore, 

      DK dist.

16.Establishment of IT Park near Mangalore.

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Present Post held

Member , Karnataka Public Service Commission,

Udyoga Soudha, Bangalore-560001, Karnataka.

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Date of taking oath as Member, KPSC.

25-10-2010

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Trainings undergone

1.     IIPA, New Delhi (Public Administration- Management in Govt.)

2.     IARI, New Delhi, Plant Pathology

3.     UAS, Bangalore- Water shed

4.     NIRD, Hyderabad-Rural Development and Panchayat Raj

5.     NRSA, Hyderabad- Drought Monitoring

6.     NRSA, Bangalore- Remote sensing

7.     LBNSSA, Missouri-Induction course for IAS officers

8.     Micro Land, Bangalore-Computer Networking

9.     ISEC, Bangalore, Panchayat Raj

10. CFTRI, Mysore- Micro Biology

11.  On Disaster Management, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore and  

       Hyderabad.

12. Phase-III & Phase-IV mid career for IAS officer at LBNSSA Mussorie.

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International Conferences

1.     CFTRI, Mysore, Micro- Biology

2.     UAS, Bangalore –Water shed Development

3.     NIRD, Hyderabad- On sustainable water supply

4.     Global Summit, Singapore- Disaster Management.

5.     Korea, mid-term career development pgm phase 4 training for IAS officers.

6.     Education tour to South Africa, Dubai and UAE to study co-operative movement and urban development movement.

7.     Other countries visited United States, Thailand, Srilanka and Nepal.

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Fellowships

CSIR Junior and Senior Research Fellow, New Delhi

Fellow Aero-Biological society of India

Member IIPA, New Delhi

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Subjects of Interests

Ecology, environment and Bio-diversity, Rural and Urban development, Rain water harvesting and recycling, Solid waste management and re-cycling, non-conventional energy sources.

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Hobbies

Reading, gardening.

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Family

Wife and three sons.