Shri Amit Chatterjee is a retired Senior Government of India Officer and was earlier with the Indian Revenue Service (1979 Batch). He has extensive background in directing policy matters and has held senior positions in the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Power and Ministries of Commerce & Industry.
Shri Amit Chatterjee has professional expertise and special skills acquired over 35 years’ experience in the Government of India, including 15 years at Joint Secretary level and above. He was earlier posted as Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Mumbai/Delhi, Joint Secretary Ministry of Commerce, Director Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Under Secretary Ministry of Power. His postings have taken him to various states including Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and NCT Delhi. He has also served in the Election Commission of India as Election Observer in various states including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
During his service period, he has served on various Committees and Expert Groups, covering a wide range of subjects like Rejuvenation of the Plantation Sector and Small Growers of Tea/Coffee/Rubber/Tobacco/Spices; Crop Insurance for the Plantation Sector; Computerization of the Direct Tax and Indirect Tax Departments in the Ministry of Finance; Assessing the Efficacy of specific Sections of Direct Tax Laws under the Income tax Act; Development of Corporate Policy for protection of Small Investors and Setting up of Investor Education and Protection Fund; Bilateral/Multilateral Funding of Power projects in the Hydro Electric Sector; Joint Sector Implementation of Large Hydro Electric Projects; Advisory Board to Parliamentary Committees on Implementation of Official Language Policy in the Government of India; Assessment of Economic Backwardness of Little Andaman Island in the Andaman and Nicobar Group of Islands.
Shri Amit Chatterjee is an alumnus of Modern High School Delhi and holds the degrees of BA (Hons) Economics St Stephen’s College Delhi, MA Economics Delhi School of Economics, MBA (Finance) Faculty of Management Studies Delhi & MPhil (Public Administration) Indian Institute of Public Administration Delhi. He has widely travelled in India and abroad.
Shri Amit Chatterjee has attended several professional programmes at prestigious institutions including Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania USA, Georgetown University USA, London School of Economics UK, National Academy of Administration Mussoorie, National Academy of Direct Taxes Nagpur and Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He has also attended several professional programmes with the Centre for Advanced Financial Research & Learning (CAFRAL) Mumbai and the Institute for development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), Hyderabad, including Certification Programme in IT and Cyber security for Board members.
Shri Amit Chatterjee has been, inter alia, associated with the following advisories/directorships:
- Dena Bank (Independent Director nominated by Government of India) (January 2016 – January 2019).
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs Nominee on Disciplinary Board/Bench) (2016-19).
- Member High Level Committee constituted by Ministry of Corporate Affairs to Review the Disciplinary Mechanism & Functioning of Professionals of ICAI/ICSI/ICMA – 2018.
- (iv) CKS Foundation Delhi (NGO dedicated to education for underprivileged children in Delhi & Uttaranchal).