Biography

Dr. Raj Kumar Khatri has served as a member of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) for over 33 years. He worked as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Commerce & Industries Department, Education Department, Land Revenue Department, Labor Department in the State of Karnataka, India. He was actively involved in drafting Aerospace Policy and Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy for Karnataka. He was responsible for implementation of infrastructure projects including public private partnership (PPP) basis projects including the expansion of the Bengaluru International Airport. He also administered prudent crisis response during the COVID-19 pandemic.

He has used GIS / Geo Spatial Technologies in various Government Departments such as Urban Development, Agriculture, Land Management. He was a member of think tank constituted by Geospatial World.

Presently he is working with Reliance Jio, the largest telecom company in India that extensively uses GIS.