A strict administrator, a scholar and an astrologer- Rajeshwar Singh, wears three hats. On July 31, 2024 he may have to drop one hat (that of administrator) but other two will always remain in the ring.
Singh, a 1989-batch IAS, is currently serving as chairman revenue board with additional charges chairman tax board and chairman RUDA.
An alumnus of prestigious Allahabad University, Singh carries well the culture of that university and has a great taste of literature. Singh writes poetries and stories, which reflect the ‘soft' side of his personality. But when it comes to decision making and action as administrator, his sternness eclipses the poet Singh.
Rajeshwar Singh has a special talent of assessing astrological movement of planets/stars and political moves at the same time. No wonder he has interest in political science, public administration, history and literature.
“Singh maintains a great balance between work and literature. I have never seen him getting carried away. He is a very good administrator and a thoughtful poet,” said a senior IAS officer who has worked with him.
Rajeshwar Singh hangs up his boots after 35 years
During 35 years of his service, Singh has held various portfolios including collector Jaipur and Jalore, principal secretary tourism, MSME, transport and rural development. His last tenure of almost three years as chairman revenue board has also been quite remarkable.
Despite passing through the difficult Corona period and two elections (assembly and Lok Sabha), revenue board under his leadership has been able to dispose more than four lakh cases.
Rajeshwar Singh introduced digitalisation in revenue board. Under Digital India Land Records Migration Programme (DILRMP), he led the board for digitalisation of khasra maps and connected 420 tehsils online out of 426 tehsils in the state.
He always brought transparency in the work culture of revenue board, which had lost its credentials over the years. He drove the initiative of e-filing and ensure that more than 30,000 files are processed online.
Apart from that, under his leadership 240 tehsildars and 5,600 patwaris were trained and posted across Rajasthan.
Singh, who enjoyed the longest b tenure ever as chairman revenue board, organised workshops and training programmes for divisional commissioners, additional district magistrates (ADM) and revenue appellate authority (RAA) to train them errorfree, quality decision writings.
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