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| Vice President Radhakrishnan Confers Coveted Paul H. Appleby Award to B. R. Sharma | | 
New Delhi, October 31 (Scoop News)-B. R. Sharma, IAS (Retd.), Chairman of the Indian Institute of Public Administration J&K Regional Branch (IIPA JK RB), and former Chief Secretary of J&K, was today conferred with the prestigious Paul H. Appleby Award in recognition of his distinguished services to IIPA and significant contributions in the field of public administration in the country.
The award was presented by C. P. Radhakrishnan, Vice-President of India and President of IIPA, in the presence of Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, and Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Chairman IIPA, at the 72nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of IIPA at Delhi. The Paul H. Appleby Award was instituted by IIPA in the name of Dean Paul H. Appleby, on whose recommendations the Institute was established in 1954.
B. R. Sharma joins the distinguished list of recipients of this award, which includes N. N. Vohra, Dr. Karan Singh, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Veeranna Aivali, Dr. Ashok Bhan, Dr. S. S. Bloeria, Er. J. B. S. Johar, A. M. Watali and J A Khan.
The IIPA J&K Regional Branch has achieved a significant distinction by receiving the Paul H. Appleby Award for the 9th time, making it the Branch with the highest number of this prestigious award. This achievement is particularly noteworthy in view of the extensive IIPA network across India, comprising 26 Regional Branches and 43 Local Branches.
The recognition reflects the Branch’s sustained commitment to excellence in public administration and its valuable contribution to the objectives of IIPA. Sharma is a 1984-batch IAS officer of the erstwhile Jammu & Kashmir cadre, with a distinguished administrative career spanning over 36 years.
He has held several important assignments in the Government of India and the Government of Jammu & Kashmir, including Secretary, Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs; Chairman, Staff Selection Commission; Chief Secretary; Chairman, Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission; and State Election Commissioner. He has also served in key departments, including Home, Finance, Power, Planning and Development, and Human Resource Development. His contributions to public administration, particularly in addressing the challenges faced by Jammu & Kashmir, have been widely recognised.
He received the J&K State Award for Meritorious Public Service in 2010 and the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Public Administration for 2010–11. Sharma has been associated with the IIPA J&K Regional Branch as a Life Member since 1988 and has been serving as its Chairman since 2015. Under his leadership, the Branch has strengthened its academic and professional activities through capacity-building programmes, training, seminars, panel discussions and debates on contemporary administrative and regional issues. He has also played a significant role in mobilising resources and strengthening the Branch’s infrastructure.
During his tenure, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed in 2021 among the National Centre for Good Governance (NCGG), IIPA New Delhi and IIPA J&K Regional Branch to further strengthen public administration initiatives in the Union Territory. Under his stewardship, the Branch received recognition as the second-best IIPA Branch in 2019–20 and 2020–21, the third-best in 2021–22, and the best Branch in 2022–23. The citation reads that Sharma is a widely respected, multifaceted administrator with a credible track record in Public Administration who has proven his acumen while holding a number of important administrative assignments not only in the Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir but also in the Govt. of India. Shri Sharma has served in various key positions like Secretary Border Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, Chairman Staff Selection Commission, DoP&T, Govt. of India and in the State Government as Chief Secy, as Chairman, J&K Public Service Commission and State Election Commissioner for the J&K UT and as Secretary in major departments including Home, Planning and Development, Power, Finance and Human Resource Development Department. It refers to his contributions in galvanizing the state machinery to overcome the challenges arising in the wake of decades of terrorism and violence in Jammu and Kashmir are well recognized. The award ceremony was attended by Dr. Ashok Bhan, IPS (Retd.), Patron, IIPA J&K Regional Branch; Vikrant Kuthalia, Honorary Treasurer; G. M. Andrabi, Joint Secretary, Kashmir; Mrs. Rashmi Sharma, wife of B. R. Sharma; and Jatin, Programme Coordinator, IIPA JK RB.
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