Neeraj kumar Gupta (Retd. IAS)
Advisor

Former Secretary, Ministry of Finance,
Central Information Commissioner of India and Chairman of the National Task Force for the promotion of Digital and Cashless Economy.

Neeraj Gupta’s career highlights include his tenure as the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance (2016-2018) and his role as the Central Information Commissioner of India (2019-2023). In his position as the Central Information Commissioner, Shri Gupta was tasked with ensuring transparency in the disclosure of information by public authorities of the Central Government, including institutions such as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), various banks, the petroleum sector, and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). Neeraj Kumar Gupta, in his tenure as Secretary of the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM), played a pivotal role in transforming the landscape of government investments in Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs).
In addition to his tenure as the Central Information Commissioner, Gupta served as the Chairman of the National Task Force for the promotion of a Digital and Cashless Economy (2016-2018). Under his leadership, the Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS) and Unified Payments Interface (UPI) were established as more suitable domestic products over traditional cards, leading to exponential growth in digital transactions.