Ajay Kumar Gupta assumes charge as Delhi Transco MD

Ajay Kumar Gupta, a 2009-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the AGMUT cadre, has assumed charge as the Managing Director of Delhi Transco Limited (DTL).

An accomplished administrator with a diverse academic background, Gupta holds degrees including an MSc in Ecology and Environment, LLB, LLM, and an MPhil in English.

In an administrative career spanning more than three decades, Gupta has served in various key positions across the Union Territories of Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, as well as the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD). His vast administrative portfolio covers crucial sectors such as public policy, social welfare, women and child development, food safety, home affairs, power, revenue, trade and taxation, industries, labour, and land and buildings.

Gupta brings rich experience to the GNCTD, having previously held positions such as District Magistrate (South East Delhi), Special Secretary (Home, Land and Building), Additional Commissioner (Trade and Taxes), and Deputy Commissioner (North MCD).

Alongside his new role at Delhi Transco Limited, Gupta has also been entrusted with key additional responsibilities. He will serve as the Commissioner of Food Safety, Chairman of both the Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited and Pragati Power Corporation Limited, Chairman of the DVB Employees Terminal Benefit Fund, and Chairman and Managing Director of Delhi Power Company Limited.