S.C.L. Das
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Government of India
Director General, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons
Shri S. C. L. Das is an Indian Administrative Service Officer of Arunachal-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) Cadre of 1992 batch. He completed his B.Sc. from Patna University and LL.B. from Delhi University. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, USA. Shri Das has served in diverse capacities in the past 26 years, in Arunachal Pradesh, NCT of Delhi, UT Chandigarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Government of India. He has been on deputation to United Nations Office for Project Services where he worked in the health sector. Shri Das worked as District Magistrate and Secretary of Transport & Civil Supplies in Government of Arunachal Pradesh. In Chandigarh Administration, he worked in the areas of urban housing, finance and taxation. In NCT of Delhi, he served as Health Secretary and as Secretary to Lt. Governor. In his earlier tenure in Delhi, he worked closely for Delhi Metro Phase-I and power privatisation in Delhi. In Andaman & Nicobar Administration, he headed the Finance, Planning, Health and Urban Development Departments and oversaw the implementation of Goods & Services Tax. In Government of India, he has worked as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and in the Prime Minister’s Office. His areas of interest include policy reforms, public health, science and philosophy.
