Dr. Rajendra Kumar is a senior officer in the Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S.) and is currently working as the Principal Secretary/Industries Commissioner and Director of Industries and Commerce, and Director of the Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (EDII) in the Government of Tamil Nadu. Prior to this, he was the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT). As the CMD of ELCOT, he led the ICT infrastructure, e-governance, ICT procurement and IT industry promotion activities within the state.
Earlier, he has worked as the Joint Secretary (e-Governance) in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India. He has led the entire Digital India, e-governance and technology development for Indian languages initiatives at the national level and has been responsible for the overall conceptualization and implementation of the flagship Digital India Programme and the National e-Governance Plan (NeGP) of the Government of India. He has conceptualized and implemented several major e-governance initiatives in the country. These include the new Digital Locker initiative aimed at providing a private space on a public cloud to all residents for storing and sharing government issued documents, the new Mobile Seva project aimed at bringing all government services on the mobile platform, E-Pramaan for electronic authentication of all users of e-governance services, and localization aimed at promoting the usage of Indian languages in e-governance and mobile based services. Prior to his stint in Government of India, he held senior positions in district administration and state government in Tamil Nadu in India.
Dr. Kumar has received a number of academic and professional awards at national and international levels during his career. He has received the UN Public Service Award in 2014 for the Mobile Seva project conceptualized and implemented by him.
Dr. Kumar holds a Ph.D. in international economic development and regional planning and an MCP from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, an M.Tech in Management and Systems from the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi, and a B.Tech in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur. He has published a book and several articles in international journals.
He can be reached at: kumarr@alum.mit.edu.
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Mrs.Lakshmi, General Manager, Ariyalur District.
District Industries Centre,
531/21, Jeyankondam Road, Valajanagaram,
Ariyalur 621 704.
04329- 228555, 228556 dicariyalur@tn.gov.in
Mr.Sakthivel, Regional Joint Director(i/c), Chennai District.
Dept. of Industries and Commerce, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 600 032
044- 22501620, 22501621, 22501622 rjdchn@tn.gov.in
Mr.A. Karthigaivasan, General Manager , Coimbatore District.
General Manager, District Industries Centre,
2, Raja Street, Coimbatore - 641 001.
0422- 2391678, 2397311 diccbe@tn.gov.in www.diccbe.in
Mr.N. Elangovan, General Manager, Cuddalore District.
District Industries Centre, Semandalam Industrial .Estate, Semandalam, Cuddalore-1.
04142- 290116, 290192 diccud@@tn.gov.in www.diccud.in
Mr.P. Ashokan, General Manager, Dharmapuri District.
District Industries Centre, SIDCO Indl Estate, Salem Main Road, Dharmapuri-636 705.
04342- 230892, 231081 dicdpi@tn.gov.in www.dicdpi.in
Mr. S. Marudhappan, General Manager, Dindigul District.
District Industries Centre, SR Mills Road, SIDCO Indl. Estate, Dindigul-624 003.
0451- 2470893, 2471609 dicdgl@tn.gov.in www.dicdgl.in
Mr.Thirumurugan, General Manager, Erode District.
District Industries Centre,
SIDCO Industrial Estate Campus,
Erode-638 001.
0424- 2275440, 2275859 dicerd@tn.gov.in www.dicerd.in
Mr.A. Sekar, General Manager, Kancheepuram District.
District Industries Centre, Collectorate Compound, Kancheepuram-631 501.
044- 27238837, 27238551 dickpm@tn.gov.in www.dickpm.in
Mrs. A.Swarnalatha, General Manager, Kanniyakumari District.
District Industries Centre,
Konam, Nagercoil,
Kanyakumari District - 629 004.
04652- 260008 dicngl@tn.gov.in www.dicngl.com
Mr.T. Ramesh, General Manager, Karur District.
District Industries Centre, No.69 Sathiyamoorthy Nagar, Thanthonimalai Post,
Karur 639 007.
04324- 255179 dickrr@tn.gov.in www.dickrr.in
Mr.Prasanna Balamurugan, General Manager, Krishnagiri District.
District Industries Centre,
Industrial Estate, Krishnagiri.
04343- 235567 dickgri@tn.gov.in www.dickgri.in
Mr.M.Ramalingam, General Manager, Madurai District.
District Industries Centre,
Alagar Koil Road,
Madurai - 625 002.
0452- 2537621 dicmdu2011@tn.gov.in www.dicmdu.in
Mr.Kamalakkannan, General Manager, Nagapattinam District.
District Industries Centre, District Collectorate Master Complex, Nagore Village Ward No.4,
Block No. 07, Survey No.214/215/216,
Nagapattinam
04365- 251170 dicnpm@tn.gov.in www.dicnpm.in
Mr.K. Raju, General Manager, Namakkal District.
District Industries Centre, Collectrote Complex,
Namakkal-637 003.
04286- 281251 dicnmkl@tn.gov.in www.dicnmkl.in
Mr. Shanmuga Siva, General Manager (i/c), Nilgiris District.
District Industries Centre, Elk Hill Road,
The Nilgiris - 643 006.
0423- 2443947 dicooty@tn.gov.in www.dicooty.in
Mr. A.Senthil Kumar, General Manager , Perambalur District.
District Industries Centre, District Master Complex Campus,
Collectorate Road,
Perambalur - 621 212.
04328- 291595 dicpblr@tn.gov.in www.dicpblr.com
Mrs. S.Thirupurasundari, General Manager, Pudukkottai District.
District Industries Centre, Collectorate Compound, Pudukottai-622 005.
04322- 221794 dicpdk@tn.gov.in www.dicpdk.in
Mrs. P.Mariammal, General Manager, Ramanathapuram District.
District Industries Centre, Collectorate Campus, Pattinamkatthan Post, Velli Pattinam Via, Ramanathapuram-623 503.
04567- 230497, 230591 dicrmd@tn.gov.in www.dicrmd.in
Mr.D.Sivakumar, General Manager, Salem District.
District Industries Centre, Indl.Estate,
Salem- 636 004.
0427- 2447878 dicslm@tn.gov.in www.dicsalem.in
Mr. S.Ganesan, General Manager, Sivaganga District.
District Industries Centre, Collectorate Complex,
Sivagangai-623 560.
04575- 240257, 240407 dicsva@tn.gov.in www.dicsvg.in
Mr.G. Raveendran, General Manager(i/c), Thanjavur District.
District Industries Centre, Nanjakottai Road, Thanjavur - 613 006.
04362- 255318, 230857 dictnj@tn.gov.in www.ductnj.in
Mr.L.Ramasubramanian, General Manager, Theni District.
District Industries Centre, Collector's Bungalow, Theni - 625 531.
04546- 252081 dicthn@tn.gov.in www.dictni.in
Mr.G. Raveendran, General Manager, Thiruchirappalli District.
District Industries Centre, Collectorate Compound, Trichirappalli-620 001.
0431- 2460823 dictrichy@tn.gov.in www.dictiruchi.in
Mr.R.Kannan, General Manager, Thiruppur District.
District Industries Centre, Avinasi Road, Anupparpalayam Post, Tirupur 641 652.
0421- 2475007 dictpr@tn.gov.in www.dictiruppur.in
Mr.V. Manivannan, General Manager, Thiruvallur District.
District Industries Centre, Kakkalur Industrial Estate, Kakkalur, Thiruvallur District - 602 003.
044- 27666787, 27663796 dictvlr@tn.gov.in www.dictvlr.in
Mr.P.V.Sundaravadanam, General Manager, Thiruvannamalai District.
District Industries Centre, Collectorate Campus,
Near Commercial Tax Office, Thiruvannamalai 606 604.
04175- 254849 dictvm@tn.gov.in www.dictvm.in
Mr. S.Ravichandran, General Manager , Thiruvarur District.
District Industries Centre, Survey No. 426, Master Plan Complex,(Near Collector Camp Office),
Vilamal, Thiruvarur 610 004.
04366- 224403 dictvrur@tn.gov.in www.dictiruvarur.com
Mr. T. Kannan, General Manager, Thoothukudi District.
District Industries Centre, Palayamkottai Road, Near By Pass Road, Korampallam, Thoothukudi 628 101.
0461- 2340152, 2340053 dictuti@tn.gov.in www.dictui.in
Mr. O. Murugesh, General Manager, Tirunelveli District.
District Industries Centre, Thomas Road,
Tirunelveli-627 001.
0462- 2572162, 2572384 dicnellai@gmail.com www.dictirunelveli.in
Mr. K. Ravi, General Manager, Vellore District.
District Industries Centre, Gandhi Nagar I.E., Vellore-632 006.
0416- 2242512, 2242413 dicvlr@tn.gov.in www.dicvlr.in
Mr. P. Damodaran,, General Manager, Villupuram District.
District Industries Centre, Bhavani Street, Alamelupuram, Villupuram-605 602.
04146- 226602 dicvpm@tn.gov.in www.dicvpm.in
Mr.K. Marimuthu, General Manager, Virudhunagar District.
District Industries Centre, Collectorate Complex, Virudhunagar.
04562- 252308 dicvrd@tn.gov.in www.dicvnr.in
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Dr. Rajendra Kumar is a senior officer in the Indian Administrative Service (I.A.S.) and is currently working as the Principal Secretary/Industries Commissioner and Director of Industries and Commerce, and Director of the Entrepreneurship Development and Innovation Institute (EDII) in the Government of Tamil Nadu. Prior to this, he was the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT). As the CMD of ELCOT, he led the ICT infrastructure, e-governance, ICT procurement and IT industry promotion activities within the state.