Rahul Khullar

Rahul Khullar IAS
Chairman Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
In office 15 May 2012 – 14 May 2015
Preceded by	J.S. Sarma
Succeeded by	Ram Sewak Sharma
Personal details
Born	(1953-04-05)5 April 1953
Died	23 February 2021(2021-02-23) (aged 67)
Occupation	Civil Servant

Rahul Khullar (5 April 1953 – 23 February 2021) was an IAS officer of the 1975 batch and a former chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).[1]

Early life and education

Khullar was in the 1969 undergraduate batch in Economics at the St. Stephen's College, Delhi where he was a contemporary of economist Kaushik Basu and NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar. He completed his post-graduation from the Delhi School of Economics. He subsequently obtained a Ph.D in Economics from Boston University after joining the Indian Administrative Service in 1975.[2]

Career

He was the Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Trade prior to his selection as Chairman of TRAI by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. He had a three-year term and one of the first orders of business for him was to sort out the various claims over the new auction and the 2G case. He was also a former Income Tax Commissioner.[3][4][5][6][7][8] In recent years, he had been teaching Economics and Mathematics at Vasant Valley School in New Delhi, India.^[citation needed]

Personal life

He was married to IAS batchmate and former Chairperson of Niti Aayog Sindhushree Khullar and they have two daughters.

Death

He died on 23 February 2021, following a long illness.[9][10]

References

1. "Rahul Khullar". Department of Personnel and Training. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Government of India. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
2. "Top administrator and former TRAI chief Rahul Khullar no more". ET Government. Economic Times. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
3. "Who is Rahul Khullar". NDTV Profit. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
4. "Rahul Khullar: Latest News & Videos, Photos about Rahul Khullar". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
5. "Telcos cannot take freedom to fix tariffs for granted, says Trai chairman, Rahul Khullar". The Economic Times. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
6. "Consumers should be offered lowest mobile call rates: Kapil Sibal". The Economic Times. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
7. "Rahul Khullar to be new Trai chairman". The Times of India. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
8. "Government appoints commerce secretary Rahul Khullar as Trai chairman". India Today. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
9. Phadnis, Aditi (24 February 2021). "Rahul Khullar, a man who stood tall for 'the little guy', passes away". Business Standard India. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
10. "Former Trai chief Rahul Khullar passes away". The Economic Times. 23 February 2021.

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