Rakesh Verma Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Civil Servant
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	25/04/1971
Age	53 years
Birthplace	Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India

Bio/Wiki

Full name	Rakesh Kumar Verma
Nickname	RK Verma

Physical Stats & More

Height	165 cm
Eye Color	Black
Hair Color	Dark Brown

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
College/University	Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Taurus
Hometown	Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India
School	Uttar Pradesh

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married

Family

Spouse	Ashoo Verma
Children	He has one son and one daughter.

Career

Service	Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch	1993
Cadre	Punjab
Major Designation(s)	Deputy Commissioner of Kapurthala, Punjab (March 2002- April 2015) Director of Department of Transport (May 2005- November 2005) Director of Department of Technical Education (December 2005- March 2006) Deputy Commissioner of Patiala, Punjab (April 2006- April 2007) Managing Director at Punjab ICT Corporation (Punjab Infotech) (April 2007- July 2012) Commissioner of Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana (July 2012- September 2013) Secretary at Medical and Research, Chandigarh (July 2014- September 2014) Secretary at Technical Education and Industrial Training, Chandigarh (January 2014- December 2020) Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Tourism Government of India (2020- Present)

Favourites

Food	Idli Sambhar
Beverage	Tea
Holiday Destination	Chennai
Colour	Blue

Some Lesser Known Facts

Rakesh Verma serves as an Indian Administrative Officer.
He was raised in a middle-class family in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh.
Since childhood, Rakesh excelled in academics and aspired to serve his country.
After graduating, Rakesh sat for the UPSC examination and successfully cleared it in 1993, becoming a 1993 batch IAS Officer of the Punjab cadre.
He commenced his training on 5 September 1993.
In his free time, Rakesh enjoys reading books and spending time with his family.
Upon joining the Indian Administrative Services in 1993, his pay band was between Rs. 67,000 and Rs. 79,000.
In 2019, Rakesh initiated the Innovation and Technology Summit as part of Mission Innovate Punjab. He held a press conference on 1 November 2019 at The Lalit, Chandigarh, to announce details about the mission.
In 2020, Verma participated in ITB Berlin 2020 with a delegation of approximately 49 exhibitors, led by Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State (I/C) Tourism and Culture.