New Secretary General for NHRC
Shri P.C.Sen has taken over as the new Secretary General of the National Human Rights Commission today. He succeeds Shri N.Gopalaswami who was relieved from the Commission on 25 July 2001 on his appointment as Secretary, Department of Culture, Government of India.
Shri Sen, a post graduate in History and in Economics, is from the Indian Administrative Service and belongs to the Madhya Pradesh Cadre. Having entered the service in 1967, Shri Sen has held a number of senior positions in the State Government as well as in the Central Government. Before joining as Secretary General, NHRC, he was the Principal Secretary to the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Commerce and Industry Department. Whilst in Madhya Pradesh he had also served as Excise Commissioner (Madhya Pradesh), Commissioner, Gwalior Division, Principal Secretary, Housing and Environment; Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation; Madhya Pradesh small scale Industries Corporation and Madhya Pradesh State industrial Development Corporation.
Shri Sen has also held the post of Director General of Civil Aviation, Government of India and that of the Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Airlines, Chairman of Air India, Chairman of Alliance Air and Chairman of the Hotel Corporation of India.
According to the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the Secretary General of the Commission shall be an officer of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India.
Shri Sen, a post graduate in History and in Economics, is from the Indian Administrative Service and belongs to the Madhya Pradesh Cadre. Having entered the service in 1967, Shri Sen has held a number of senior positions in the State Government as well as in the Central Government. Before joining as Secretary General, NHRC, he was the Principal Secretary to the Government of Madhya Pradesh, Commerce and Industry Department. Whilst in Madhya Pradesh he had also served as Excise Commissioner (Madhya Pradesh), Commissioner, Gwalior Division, Principal Secretary, Housing and Environment; Managing Director of Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Development Corporation; Madhya Pradesh small scale Industries Corporation and Madhya Pradesh State industrial Development Corporation.
Shri Sen has also held the post of Director General of Civil Aviation, Government of India and that of the Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Airlines, Chairman of Air India, Chairman of Alliance Air and Chairman of the Hotel Corporation of India.
According to the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, the Secretary General of the Commission shall be an officer of the rank of Secretary to the Government of India.