August 2008

Education is human capital formation, not charity
BIG BOSS | secretary, school education and literacy | arun kumar rath
Born in Mayurbhanj, Orissa, Arun Kumar Rath had a brilliant academic career-securing top positions in the Orissa School Board, Utkal University and Delhi University examinations. An MSc in physics, he joined the IAS in 1973 as a member of the Bihar cadre (now Jharkhand). In a career spanning over three decades, he has been Collector of Begusarai and Muzaffarpur, Director of Social Welfare and Industry, Divisional Commissioner of Muzaffarpur, and Secretary in the Departments of Education, Industry, Science and Technology in Bihar.