Arun Goel (IAS)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arun Goel

• Arun Goel is a retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India on 19 November 2022.

• His in-service training details include:

1. 1989-1990: Development Admin in National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad
2. 1992-1993: Junior Level Programme in Administrative Training Institute, Mysore
3. 1999-2000: Middle Level (1983-89) Batches in Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
4. 2001-2002: Disaster Management in Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi
5. 2002-2003: Senior Level (1982-85) Batches in Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad
6. 2005-2006: Ethical Leadership in  IC Centre for Governance (ICCG), Panchgani
7. 2006-2007: Advanced Course on WTO in Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad
8. 2009-2010: Negotiating Strategies & Public Private Partnership in Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
9. 2012-2013: Governance and Social Policy in Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai
10. 2014-2015: Improving Governance through Accountability in National Academy of Audit & Accounts, Shimla
11. 2015-2016: Inner Engineering Leadership Programme in Isha (Foundation) Yoga Centre, Coimbatore
12. 2016-2017: Investigating Economic Crimes in Financial Markets in National Institute of Security Markets, Mumbai

• Arun Goel did his domestic training in Personnel and General Administration at various locations including ASCI Hyderabad, ATI Mysore, IIM Bangalore, NIRD Hyderabad, and NIRD Hyderabad.

• He has also gone abroad to receive training at Public Sector Management, USA, WTO Internal Trade & Development, Geneva, and CRISIS MGT., Commerce, United Kingdom. In 2013, Arun Goel did mid-level training ‘7th Round MCT Phase 5.’

• He once headed the Project Monitoring Group (PMG) in Prime Minister’s Office.

• On 18 November 2022, he took voluntary retirement from the position of Secretary, Ministry of Heavy Industries. He was supposed to get retired on 31 December 2022. As per the order of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Kamran Rizvi replaced him.

• On 19 November 2022, the President of India Droupadi Murmu appointed him as the Election Commissioner of India. The post of one Election Commissioner in the three-member committee was vacant since 15 May 2022. As per the statement of the Union Law and Justice Ministry,
  

  The President is pleased to appoint Shri Arun Goel, IAS (Retd.) (PB: 1985) as the Election Commissioner in the Election Commission with effect from the date he assumes the office.”