NN Sinha

NN Sinha is a 1987 batch IAS officer of the Jharkhand cadre and is currently serving as Secretary, Ministry of Steel, Government of India. He was earlier serving as Secretary, Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development and was responsible for running massive anti-poverty and area development programs such as Mahatma Gandhi NREGA, and PM Aawaas Yojana among others. He also held the position of Chairman of the National Highway Authority of India. He has also worked as Additional Chief Secretary, Rural Development, Govt. of Jharkhand where he played a pivotal role in organizing rural poor, creating sustainable livelihood & employment opportunities & NRM based development. He has led several departments including PWD, Mines, Industry, IT etc in Jharkhand. He has also been instrumental in the development of several policies and documents viz. PWD Code 2012, public-private partnership policy etc. His major interests are in the fields of sustainable development, IT, Infrastructure, Health and Institution Building. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and also a Master of Health Science (Population & Family Health).