India Power : Intimation under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015 – Appointment of Independent Director of the Company

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Reason for change viz.

Appointment of Mr. Suresh Chandra Gupta (DIN: 02922231) as

appointment, re-appointment,

an Additional Director (Category: Independent)

resignation, removal, death or

otherwise

Date of appointment/ re-

1st April, 2024 for a term of 5 (five) years with effect from 1st

appointment /cessation(as

April, 2024 to 31st March, 2029.

applicable) & term of

appointment/re-appointment

Brief profile (in case of

Mr. Suresh Chandra Gupta is a retired Indian Administrative

appointment)

Service ('IAS') officer of 1986 Batch. He has retired as Chief

Secretary of Government of Sikkim after serving 36 years in

IAS. Prior to this, he was Additional Chief Secretary, Home,

Vigilance in Government of Sikkim. He also held Additional

Charge of Finance, Development Commissioner, Tourism,

Agriculture Production Commissioner.

Mr. Gupta is Master of Public Management from National

University of Singapore / Harvard Kennedy School as Lee Kuan

Yew Fellow. He has completed his M.Com (Economic

Administration), L.L.B (Academic) and B.Com (Hons.) from

Rajasthan University. He has also done PG Diploma in Public

Administration from Indian Institute of Public Administration.

Mr. Gupta was posted in Government of India for more

than 12 years at DS/Director and JS level. He has held the

position of Nominee Director on the Boards of Central PSEs like

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

(NABARD), Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited

(RCF), National Fertilizers Limited (NFL), Krishak Bharti

Cooperative Limited (KRIBHCO) Fertilizers and Chemicals

Travancore Limited (FACT), Hindustan Organic Chemicals

Limited (HOCL) and Hindustan Insecticides Limited (HIL). He

has served in all the four districts of Sikkim either as Collector

or DDO. He has also worked in Finance, Planning and

Development, Rural Development and Food Departments and

MD, Sikkim Cooperative Milk Union. Prior to joining IAS, he

has worked at IDBI, PNB, LIC and UTI.

Disclosure of relationships

Mr. Suresh Chandra Gupta is not related to any Director of the

between directors (in case of

Company

appointment of a director)