CONSTRUCTION WORLD MAN OF THE YEAR 2016 - Public Sector

RAGHAV CHANDRA Chairman, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) Raghav Chandra has been at the helm of paving the roadways for India, and last month, he received the award for the CONSTRUCTION WORLD Man of the Year 2016 - Public Sector at the 14th CW Annual Awards in Mumbai. Currently Chairman of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in the rank of Secretary to the Government of India, Chandra has been assigned with the role of developing, operating and maintaining national highways across the country. Under his leadership, several important changes in the highways programme have been ushered in NHAI´s working. Speedy delivery, higher quality and enhanced commuter comfort is on his agenda. Chandra is an officer from the 1982 batch of the IAS. In Madhya Pradesh, he has been District Magistrate Khandwa and Jabalpur Districts; Founder and Managing Director of the MP Road Corporation; Managing Director of the State Industrial Development Corporation; CEO of the MP Housing Board; Chairman of SEZ Indore; Chairman, Pithampur Auto Cluster; Managing Director of the State Civil Supplies Corporation; and Principal Secretary of the Departments of Urban Administration and Revenue. As part of the Government of India, he has been Director in the Ministry of Commerce; Joint Secretary Highways in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways; and Additional Secretary-cum-Financial Advisor for the Ministries of Agriculture and Culture. It is a privilege for CW to honour this leader and we wish him highways to success in times to come.