Arava Rajkamal

CEO

Ranchi, Jharkhand, India16 yrs experience

Key Highlights

Led district administration for over 1.3 million people.
Supervised 1,800+ employees with significant budgets.
Ranked in the top 0.05% of IAS candidates.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Government Administration and Infrastructure Development expert.

Contact

rajkamal.arava@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Other Skills

GovernmentProgram ManagementStrategic PlanningGovernanceManagementProject ManagementMiningProject PlanningMining EngineeringResearchMicrosoft OfficeBusiness StrategyManagement ConsultingLeadershipPublic Policy

Experience

Indian administrative service (ias) - government of india

10 roles

Secretary - Mines & Geology, Government of Jharkhand

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Secretary - Industries Department, Government of Jharkhand

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo

Secretary - PWD (Building Construction), Government of Jharkhand

Aug 2024 – Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Resident Commissioner

Promoted

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs

Secretary to Chief Minister

Feb 2024 – Aug 2024 · 6 mos

Secretary - Urban Development & Housing, Government of Jharkhand

Promoted

Feb 2024 – Aug 2024 · 6 mos

Director (Mines) - Department of Mines & Geology

Aug 2023 – Jan 2024 · 5 mos

District Collector & District Magistrate

Feb 2021 – Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

Lead (as the CEO) the overall district administration of Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand bordering Odisha and West Bengal, serving a population of 1.3 million spread across 2,725 sq.Km
Supervise 36 departmental heads &1,800+ employees with an annual budget of $150 million+
Additionally Function as:
Chairman & CEO of District Mineral Foundation Trust
Chairman of District Environment Committee (DEC)
Chairman of District Level Consultative Committee (DLCC) of Bankers
Chairman of District Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee

District Collector & District Magistrate

Jul 2017 – Apr 2021 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Led (as the CEO) the overall district administration of the largest district of Jharkhand, serving a population of 1.6 million spread across an area of 7,200 sq.Km
Supervised 35 departmental heads and 2,800 employees with an annual budget of $200 million
Additionally Functioned as:
Chairman & CEO of West Singhbhum District Mineral Foundation Trust
Chairman of District Environment Committee (DEC)
Chairman of West Singhbhum District Hospital Management Committee

District Collector & District Magistrate

Aug 2015 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

Led (as the CEO) the overall district administration of an eastern Indian district, serving a population of 2 million (both static and floating) spread across 2,480 sq.Km
Supervised 34 departmental heads and 1,800 employees with an annual budget of $180 million
Additionally Functioned as:
High Priest & Chief Administrator of The Baba Baidyanath Holy Shrine
CEO of Deoghar-Jamtara Central Cooperative Bank
CEO of Santhal Paraganas Industrial Area Development Authority (SPIADA)
Chairman of Deoghar District Hospital Management Committee

Jharkhand state mineral development corporation ltd

Chairman

Feb 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Jharkhand urban infrastructure development company limited (govt. of jharkhand undertaking)

Managing Director

Feb 2024 – Aug 2024 · 6 mos · Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Jharkhand state mineral development corporation ltd

Managing Director

Oct 2023 – Jan 2024 · 3 mos · Ranchi, Jharkhand, India

Harvard kennedy school

Harvard MPA/ID

Sep 2013 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 9 mos · Greater Boston

Completed rigorous MPA/ID coursework in advanced economics and policy analysis at HKS with cross-registration at HBS & MIT Sloan

Indian administrative service (ias) - government of india

4 roles

District Collector & District Magistrate

Feb 2013 – Aug 2013 · 6 mos

Led (as the CEO) the overall district administration of the largest steel-producing district of India, serving a population of 2.1 million spread across 2,900 sq.Km
Supervised 32 departmental heads and 1,600 employees with an annual budget of $150 million
Additionally Functioned as:
CEO of Bokaro Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA)
Chairman of District Level Consultative Committee (DLCC) of Bankers
Chairman of Bokaro District Hospital Management Committee

Deputy Development Commissioner

Promoted

Apr 2012 – Jan 2013 · 9 mos

Controlled (as the CFO) the District Treasury, managing portfolio of infrastructure financing and economic development programs with capital and operating budgets to the tune of $100 million, superintending 900 employees of development administration serving a population of 3 million
Additionally Functioned as:
Managing Director of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)
CEO of The Ranchi Khunti Central Cooperative Bank

Sub-Divisional Officer & Magistrate

Promoted

Sep 2010 – Apr 2012 · 1 yr 7 mos

Headed the administration of sub-division with 400 employees serving a population of 1 million
Responsibilities included maintenance of law and order, the controlling of public distribution system, collection of tax revenue and adjudication of cases under criminal procedure code and land tenancy acts

Assistant Collector & Executive Magistrate

Sep 2008 – Aug 2010 · 1 yr 11 mos

Ranked in the top 0.05% of nationwide pool of 330,000 applicants in the Civil Service Examination and inducted into IAS, the premier public management cadre of government
Responsibilities included maintenance of law and order, supervision of the ongoing infrastructure and developmental projects and the monitoring of public distribution system and national health insurance scheme

The narayana group

Chemistry Coach for IIT JEE

Sep 2007 – Aug 2008 · 11 mos · Nellore Area, India

• Trained 880 students in Chemistry for the highly competitive IIT JEE exam and 164 of them secured admission in various IITs (including All India Ranks 60 and 69). Most of the remaining students secured admissions in other prestigious universities.