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Asheesh Singh (IAS) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Asheesh Singh (IAS) Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More

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Marital Status: Married

Profession: IAS Officer

Hometown: Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh

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Profession Municipal Commissioner, Indore Municipal Corporation
Famous For Cleaning 13 lakh tonnes of garbage in just six months in Indore
Civil Service
Service Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Cadre Madhya Pradesh
Batch 2010
Major Designation(s) 2016: CEO Zila Panchayat, Indore
Additional Municipal Commissioner of Ujjain
2018: Municipal Commissioner of the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC)
Personal Life
Date of Birth 29 November 1984 (Thursday)
Age (as in 2019) 35 Years
Birthplace Kherwa Village in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac sign Sagittarius
Nationality Indian
Hometown Kherwa Village in Hardoi, Uttar Pradesh
College/University CSJM University, Kanpur
Educational Qualification Bachelor of Arts
Religion Hinduism
Hobbies Reading Gazals & Shayaris and Playing Tennis
Relationships & More
Marital Status Married
Marriage Date 3 May 2014
Family
Wife/Spouse Katha Kartiki
Children Names Not Known
Parents Names Not Known

Some Lesser Known Facts About Asheesh Singh

  • Asheesh Singh is Municipal Commissioner of Indore Municipal Corporation. Asheesh and his team cleaned 13 lakh tonnes of garbage in just six months in Indore.

  • He is a 2010-batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre. In 2016, he was posted as CEO, Zila Panchayat in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. He has also served as the Additional Municipal Commissioner of Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. In May 2018, he was appointed as the municipal commissioner of the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC).

  • Reportedly, his father was a school teacher and motivated him to join the civil services to help the people.

  • Reportedly, he said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi ’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan was working at a slow pace and only 2 lakh tonnes of garbage was cleared in two years.

  • Earlier, the task of clearing the dumpsite was allocated to private agencies, which charged Rs 475 per cubic metre. When the task was allocated to Singh’s team the whole process of clearing the dumpsite was completed under the budget of  Rs 10 crore. He said,

The machines were rented to us at a cost of Rs 7 lakh per machine per month. We operated the machine for 14-15 hours daily using our own resources, and within six months, 13 lakhs tonnes of garbage was cleared.”

Asheesh Singh’s Indore Dumping Project

  • His everyday morning city-round starts from 6.30 a.m. to 10.30–11 a.m.

    Asheesh Singh with His Team Member

  • When a reporter asked him about his daily routine, he said,

Important municipal services like cleaning and water supply begin early. For effective control over it, you have to be in the field in the morning. During the morning tour, I also monitor other projects like SMART city, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) mission, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and other construction activities on the field.”