Kolkata: Subhakirti Majumdar, ex-principal secretary, Government of Bihar, and former director-general, Indian Jute Mills Association, passe...
Kolkata: Subhakirti Majumdar, ex-principal secretary, Government of Bihar, and former director-general, Indian Jute Mills Association, passed away on Sunday after battling cancer for almost two years. Majumdar had an illustrious multidisciplinary and unblemished career spanning 34 years with the Indian Administrative Service (Indian Administrative Service, IAS, 1978 batch, Bihar cadre). Over the years, he deftly handled a wide range of assignments in important departments of the State and Central Governments across finance, taxes, trade policy, environment and forests, and public administration.
After his training, Majumdar’s
earlier postings included serving as Sub-divisional Officer of Jhanjharpur
sub-division in the agricultural belt of Madhubani district in North Bihar and
subsequently as Sub-divisional Officer of Chaibasa sub-division in Singhbhum
district of the South Bihar, now in Jharkhand State. During his
distinguished career, he served in capacities, some of the prominent ones being:
In the Department of Industries, Government of Bihar, he was the Principal
Secretary & Commissioner, Commercial Taxes; served as the Jute Commissioner
under the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India; Member (Finance) of the
Bihar State Electricity Board; the Member Secretary in the Pay-Revision
committee from 1988-1990, and subsequently posted at North Block as part of the
Finance Ministry's Expenditure Department, Government of India.
His last assignment before retiring
from the IAS was in the capacity of Principal Secretary, Department of Mines
and Geology, Government of Bihar. Considering his experience and
contribution towards the Indian jute industry, the designation of
Director-General was first conferred on him by the Indian Jute Mills Association
(2013 to 2018). Prior to that, the post was designated as Secretary-General.
Majumdar was born in Munger, Bihar on
August 18, 1952, and went to St. Xavier's High School, Patna. A master's degree
gold medallist in Political Science from Patna University, Majumdar did his
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) in Political Science in First Division
(Economics and English) from Patna College and Master of Business
Administration from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He is survived by
his wife Dr. Dipti Majumdar and two sons, Shudeep and Shamik.
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