Rahul Khullar

Rahul Khullar
IAS
Chairman Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
In office
15 May 2012 – 14 May 2015
Preceded byJ.S. Sarma
Succeeded byRam Sewak Sharma
Personal details
Born(1953-04-05)5 April 1953
Died23 February 2021(2021-02-23) (aged 67)
OccupationCivil Servant

Rahul Khullar (5 April 1953 – 23 February 2021) was an IAS officer of the 1975 batch and a former chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).[1]

Early life and education

Khullar was in the 1969 undergraduate batch in Economics at the St. Stephen's College, Delhi where he was a contemporary of economist Kaushik Basu and NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar. He completed his post-graduation from the Delhi School of Economics. He subsequently obtained a Ph.D in Economics from Boston University after joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1975.[2]

Career

He was the Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Trade prior to his selection as Chairman of TRAI by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. He had a three-year term and one of the first orders of business for him was to sort out the various claims over the new auction and the 2G case. He was also a former Income Tax Commissioner.[3][4][5][6][7][8] In recent years, he had been teaching Economics and Mathematics at Vasant Valley School in New Delhi, India.[citation needed]

Personal life

He was married to IAS batchmate and former Chairperson of Niti Aayog Sindhushree Khullar and they have two daughters.

Death

He died on 23 February 2021, following a long illness.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Rahul Khullar". Department of Personnel and Training. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Top administrator and former TRAI chief Rahul Khullar no more". ET Government. Economic Times. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Who is Rahul Khullar". NDTV Profit. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Rahul Khullar: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Rahul Khullar". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Telcos cannot take freedom to fix tariffs for granted, says Trai chairman, Rahul Khullar". The Economic Times. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Consumers should be offered lowest mobile call rates: Kapil Sibal". The Economic Times. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Rahul Khullar to be new Trai chairman". The Times of India. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Government appoints commerce secretary Rahul Khullar as Trai chairman". India Today. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  9. ^ Phadnis, Aditi (24 February 2021). "Rahul Khullar, a man who stood tall for 'the little guy', passes away". Business Standard India. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Former Trai chief Rahul Khullar passes away". The Economic Times. 23 February 2021.

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