Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Government of India
spal.1999@meity.gov.in, spal@gov.in
- With over 23 years of extensive experience as a civil servant in various ministries of the Government of India (GOI), Mr. Sushil Pal currently serves as the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. He is primarily responsible for execution of various Electronics Manufacturing Schemes, e.g. Semiconductors, PLIs (Mobile & IT Hardware), SPECS (Components), Investment Promotion activities etc. Besides, he is also in-Charge of International Co-operation Division, Internet Governance Division. Mr. Sushil Pal is the Indian Representative in the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN. He has played a pivotal role in leading the G20 Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) initiatives & FTA negotiations on Digital Trade.
- He has extensive experience working on programs and finance verticals of various sectors such as Ministry of Home Affairs, Economic sectors (Department of Fertilizers), Social sectors (Health) as well as Revenue Department of Government of India. He has also worked in multi-cultural environment and developing countries, particularly in Timor-Leste, having worked there as Treasury Advisor in Government of Timor-Leste. He has conceived and successfully implemented the computerization of receipt accounts of Direct Taxes across the country by leveraging the banking interface. As a National level Consultant for WHO and DFID, he provided technical assistance for formulation and implementation of financial and accounting guidelines for National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), a flagship scheme of Government of India
- He holds an MBA (Finance) from Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), Delhi University and a Post Graduate in Operational Research from Delhi University. He is also a Certified Internal System Auditor (CISA) qualified as awarded by ISACA, USA.